Express News screengrab of the place where the alleged assault took place.
The initial investigation report on the incident was presented to Shahbaz and according to the report, the incident took place in the presence of the secretary himself. The basis of the report was footage from television channels and statements from eye witnesses.
The incident had taken place on the evening of March 27 when the traffic warden tried to stop the sons for violating one-way traffic. The sons, identified as Rai Afzal and Rai Najaf were arrested while their other four accomplices are on the run. The police are conducting raids in order to search for the other four suspects.
The Punjab chief minister took notice of the assault and ordered that the secretary be removed from his post. Mumtaz was reportedly present in the area at the time of the alleged assault.
The secretary met speaker of Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal and informed him about the details regarding the incident.
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Umar Akmal traffic warden assault
Cricketer Umar Akmal was arrested on February 1 for allegedly violating traffic rules, interfering in government work and “scuffling” with a traffic official near Firdous Town in Lahore.
An FIR was registered against him under Sections 279 (rash driving), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 353 (assault to deter public servant).
Akmal is now off the hook after the traffic warden, who had filed a case against him, accepted to drop charges against him. The traffic warden was convinced to withdraw the case when Akmal’s father tendered an unconditional written apology on March 6 on behalf of his son.
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@Bunty: U said very well. I really happy people are writing truthfully about the Minsters corruption. Tahnks
@Maria:
You were sound until you brought forth the delusional provincial, if not ethnic, hubris. Pray tell how is it that extremist groups, (religious hate-mongers and mobs, sectarian militants, East front Jihadists, etc) are untouched roaming around 'progressive' Punjab freely like a safe sanctuary, with active political and military ties, if people there supposedly 'speak up', as you claim, and lock away those who do wrong or perpetrate crime? When sitting govt officials at the top are themselves accused of corruption and are no stranger to evidenced blatant abusive VIP family violations themselves, what makes any sane person think Punjab is immune to white collar corruption? Not surprised by the conceitedness...at least we don't hear the faux empty patriotic slogans any more...
They'd be moving around freely if they were in wadera republic of sind
if the dear shareefs would please also take suo moto on their daughter as well on not providing his favorite cake, at the time when bakery was off and closed. His footage is also available on screen how she was threatening and than how her private pets were attacking innocent awam of Punjab
If this had happened in KPK. Every jayala would have been praising supremacy of law.
Just like when Information Minister harassed CEO PESCO and nobody had any shred or morality to condemn minister's goonism.
Think gain!
Pronerb is :-
The cildren pay for the sins of the parents
In Panjab it is opposite.
A good decision of chief minister punjab. This brings high morale. Shabash jawano.
Like always Traffic Police and Punjab Police tortures innocent citizens...and in the end blames them for assaulting a traffic warden. That boy was tortured first by the wardens,, the wardens filmed only the part which favors them and made it assault on traffic warden,, instead of the real story where citizens are tortured always,,, HELLLOOOO people open ur eyes this is Lahore,, here we r not afraid of terrorist, robbers or thieves, here its the POLICE yo,,,, we always have to watch for police eager to solve all our problems for PKR 1000 or PKR 2000.
@Khan: Our countries are poor but our politicians and beurocrates are not poor hence their childern behave like this.
What kind of govt rules are these? why father is punished for his sons? this shows lawlessness in our poor country under power of few ..
@Khan: please try to write proper English or at least ask someone to write it for you .Your inability to speak such an important foreign language reflects badly on our Government's Education Department .
Any Idea why CM has to jump in every time to resolve the issue or ask people under to tale action? Why these departments not working independantly and able to d their job without CM's authority/help? I feel sorry for Punjabis and Sindhis. These peeople are indeed slaves of Noora and Bhutto respectively. Admin please post my message.
Dont spare him, put him in jail for indefinit period.
As of today, most of the comments here have nothing to do with incident....just jibrish, random stuff no thoughtful and directional problem solving comments....commonly message boards from a national news papers are a reflection of its citizens and educated intellects....not people who just shoot their mouths.....the abc of my people is inside out or upside down.
@Bilal: Can you deny Punjab improving under the CM ? It is a joke for the CM to take notice of an unlawful act and take action? The culprits need to be brought to justice and the Punjab CM has been moved to suspend the secretary pending an investigation. This would be standard protocol anywhere. This also explains why Punjab is the best managed and best run province in Pakistan. It's not that bad things don't happen but the main thing is that culprits are brought to justice and such behaviour won't be tolerated.
ET should only allow comments from valid ID. Anyone can disguise as a Pakistani and try to instigate a fight. Better commentators be logged in via FB or Twitter etc.
Long live Mian Sahib and please keep on doing great work but its pity to observe that Mian Sahib's quick action to punish culprits has gone against him. Is the Nation has fallen so low or the culprits are PTI members?
Never in Sindh or Balochistan. Never ever.
@ khan make your other establishments truly under the control of civilian government. The problem will perish. Pakistan will become true and strong democracy.That's not what's happening you have five equal powerful pillars one upping the other be civilian govt,judiciary,establishment,media,fanatics. Pulling Pakistan in each direction with no success be dictatorship democracy etc. In india the only powerful is the civilian government all establishment except media and judiciary takes order from them. Any wrong doing from elected leader is checked and balanced by media and judiciary. That's why we are not in such dire state and flourishing..
@Khan: Yes we are a poor country and neither i believe that we are a nuclear power as we rented all these technology from china or north korea.But now we have to concentrate improve our security.
Umar akmal first and now this...these traffic wardens have turned in goons, badmash...if they show the smallest bit of courtesy when interacting with the citizens, there will be no such arguments which subsequently take ugly turn..No one is so stupid to start beating a traffic warden in uniform on a crowded road for no reason...
Where is Ch Allah Daad Saab?, on occasions like these he disappears too like his masters.
This incident just shows the failure of the System in Punjab. CM has made sure that nothing good comes out of any institution in Punjab unless he interferes personally.
@oton: So far how many actions taken and proceeded with positive end? Its good in every incident we hear action taken and committee set but never heard whats the action was taken against the committee or committee is going to take the action to finalize the orders.
The CM has the right idea but poor execution. A better option would have been to follow due process of law. To have the criminals arrested and facing a long imprisonment, the CM should have made sure that he attended their trial as an eyewitness. The present course is of a big bully smiting down a smaller bully. Might is right.
people commenting here are really strange . . They are always critical to everyone. .if CM hadn't taken the notice, these same people would have been condemning pml(n) for its inaction!
We pakistan is a very poor country and it is sad that we still fight between each other.Look India how much they progressed and large list of billionaires like china.But we are still busy fighting with each other.
I want to be a land lord, I want to be a cricketer, I want to be Politician, I want to be a lawyer, I want to be a police, I want to be a army, I don't want to die as a POOR MAN or go behind bars. I want to live powerfully in PAKISTAN.
Khadem-e-Ala (aka CM Punjba).... Will they be punished... hahahah NO... what has happened... when your Daughter beaten up a poor Bakery wala for not giving the cake...
Come on... take it easy.. It sharif Kingdom...
Omar Akmal performance showed mark improvement in cricket after picking fight with traffic warden. Other Players who are not performing well should be handed over to traffic wardens.
Sher aya.. sher aya. what a joke... These Shair's are breaking laws every where in punjab