Negotiations were held with the students to conclude the protest but they refused due to which force was used, said the police. Creative Commons/File
ISLAMABAD: Two students were picked by the capital police when they along with scores of others reached Express Chowk on Tuesday to stage a demonstration against physical exams of SSC and HSSC classes.
The police also used force to disperse the students when they were staging a sit-in at the roundabout.
Earlier, the students gathered in front of the National Press Club and staged a protest against the physical exams. They said they had taken online classes during the pandemic and were now not fully prepared to appear in the exams.
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Islamabad traffic officials hold placards at the F-8 Exchange Chowk on Tuesday as part of their awareness raising campaign. Online
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Tuesday launched road safety campaign to ensure discipline on roads and overcome accidents by creating awareness about traffic rules among road users.
The campaign was formally inaugurated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamilur Rehman and DIG (Security) Waqarud Din Syed at a ceremony organised at F-8 Exchange Chowk by SSP (ITP) Farrukh Rasheed.
Briefing the IGP, SSP Rasheed said ITP education team, ITP’s float, capital highway inspection patrolling squads, quick response team, staff of ITP FM Radio 92.4 and other operation staff would participate in this campaign.
Road safety campaign kicks off in capital
Islamabad, February 23, 2021 (PPI-OT): Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has launched “Road Safety Campaign” in order to ensure traffic discipline in the city and overcome accidents through creating awareness about traffic rules among road users. The campaign was formally inaugurated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil Ur Rehman and DIG (Security) Waqar Ud Din Syed. A ceremony was organized at F-8 Exchange chowk which was attended by SSP (ITP) Farrukh Rasheed, other officers and a large number of citizens.
SSP Traffic Farrukh Rasheed while briefing to the IGP told that ITP Education Team, ITP’s Float, Capital Highway Inspection Patrolling Squads (CHIPS), Quick Response Team, staff of ITP FM Radio 92.4 and other operation staff would participate in this campaign. “They would deliver messages to the road users and special announcement about road safety tips would be made at important boulevards, chowks, commerci
Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet a three-member delegation representing the families of the missing persons in the coming month of March, a statement issued by the Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) said.