An agitated police constable allegedly threatened to kill an SHO but was restrained by other police officials standing nearby, said a Paharpur police official on Thursday.
Paharpur police SHO Fazal Rahim was having a heated exchange with his subordinate, elite force constable Ghazanfar Abbas, after which Abbas reached for his gun and allegedly threatened Rahim.
Abbas was immediately arrested and an FIR was registered under sections 506, 353 and 13 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
The police official said he was unaware of what the altercation was about, adding Abbas is currently held up at Paharpur police station and will be shifted to DI Khan District Central Prison on Friday (today).
DI Khan DPO Sohail Khalid has taken notice of the incident and ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 24th, 2013.
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