Punjab

DPO held under house arrest, Rescue 1122 pleads innocence

Former Sialkot district police officer placed under house arrest for 30 days for involvement in Sialkot lynching.

Express August 25, 2010

SIALKOT: Former Sialkot district police officer Waqar Ahmed Chohan has been placed under house arrest here for 30 days.

He was detained by the Sialkot police on Monday on charges of negligence and for failing to stop the merciless lynching of the teenage brothers on August 15. According to reports, the new DPO is residing in the civil rest house in Sialkot.

The inquiry commission constituted to probe the barbaric incident of lynching of two brothers in Sialkot will submit its report to the Supreme Court (SC) today (Thursday).

Meanwhile, Director General Rescue 1122 Punjab Dr Rizwan Naseer claimed that the rescue centre is not responsible for negligence, as they tried to contact the police but they did not arrive promptly.

While speaking at a press conference in Sialkot, Rizwan Naseer said that the rescue team had put their lives on the line to protect the two brothers who were killed by the mob.

The Director General said that a cleric had brought the two teenagers to his office and were given full protection. He also claimed that the two boys had demanded that they be handed over to the police.

JI, PTI announce demonstrations

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced that it will observe a countrywide protest to condemn the brutal killings of the two brothers in Sialkot, on Friday. JI Secretary General Liaqat Baloch, in a statement issued on Wednesday, termed the killings of Mueez and Muneeb inhuman, unislamic and a brutal act. He condemned the role of the police and local administration for their complete negligence.

Similarly, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has announced a daily six-hour long sit-in at Sialkot’s Allama Iqbal Chowk till the arrest of all the accused as a protest against the inhuman lynching of the two innocent brothers by people in the presence of senior police officials.

President PTI (Women’s Wing) Punjab Syeda Saloni Bukhari disclosed this while talking to journalists after consoling the bereaved family in Sialkot. She said that the incident was a reflection on the failure of the incumbent rulers and the system. She assured the family that the accused would be brought to justice. AGENCIES (with additional reporting by Junaid Aftab in Sialkot)

Published in The Express Tribune, August 26^th, 2010

COMMENTS (6)

Iftikhar Ahmad | 14 years ago | Reply It's a shame that DPO and SHO haven't Arristed yet why is the police Eating for they have the video That police is encouring the Killing shame on that law. I ask all Pakistanis to protist that Police officer get what they did To the two brothers

Ali Haider | 14 years ago | Reply If only our DPOs and DCOs and SHOs were not this corrupt, Pakistan would have been a different country today.

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Farukh Sarwar | 14 years ago | Reply I feel that the authorities should accept their mistake; a serious lack of concern was shown by the policemen standing on the scene, which is totally unacceptable.

Name | 14 years ago | Reply Hope they get arrested

Altaf | 14 years ago | Reply I am a fellow muslim and when I see hate among us I am very much disappointed about the same. I have seen demonstartion photos in news against USA and now in hour of need USA is helping us most. I read so many news paper and websites hosted by pakistani community hate against India. Look at India, Indian origin US top diplomat is in pakistan to review USAID. Can we see a pakistani at similar position? In US pakistani has to hide indentity and say that I am indian even though we hate indians.. what a shame.. These two young brothers, what can they do at such a young age? Even though they did something wrong isn't right thing to contact their parents before killing them? Shame pakistan and shame as a religion also.

Mohammed Abbasi | 14 years ago | Reply Regardless of political or religious affiliations Pakistanis across the spectrum are coming together and calling for justice for two innocents - DPO Waqar A Chohan can protest his innocence but he is directly responsible for shahadat of these boys - it was his police officers who encouraged and took comfort. Pakistanis want JUSTICE! And will get JUSTICE one way or another!

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