PESHAWAR: Walks were organised across the provincial capital on Saturday to raise awareness among the public about the harms of drugs, especially ice.Capital City Police Officer Abbas Ahsan led a.
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new Inspector General of Police Moazzam Jah Ansari has announced the policing policy based on four principles including integrity, courtesy and respect, public.
Ten held as police launch crackdown on display of arms
Peshawar
May 25, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have launched a crackdown on so-called VIPs or very important persons displaying automatic guns in public and spreading terror in society.
An official said all the regional and district police officers have been issued directives to go after the individuals who are brandishing automatic weapons in escort cars for the show off in the urban and rural areas of the province. They have been directed to take action against those carrying revolving lights on the cars.
“The operation against those brandishing weapons in public has been launched and officers directed to submit a report on a daily basis. No one will be allowed to spread terror among the public through these tactics,” Capital City Police Officer Abbas Ahsan told The News.
Gang of bank robbers busted
National
May 12, 2021
PESHAWAR: The police have busted the seven-member gang that robbed several of banks in the provincial capital and adjoining districts in the last five months, officials said on Tuesday. “The cops have recovered Rs22.8 million looted money from the held robbers. Raids are being conducted to arrest three other members of the ring,” said DIG Mardan Yasin Farooq told a press conference at the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines here. Capital City Police Officer Abbas Ahsan and DIG Kohat Zafar Ali were also present on the occasion. The official said the robbers used to escape in rented vehicles wearing burqas to dodge the police after staging robberies.
Top Story
April 28, 2021
PESHAWAR: The police have lodged a case against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health minister and management of a local restaurant for arranging and attending an Iftar-dinner in violation of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs).
The case was lodged by the Sarband Police Station late Monday night on the complaint of Assistant Commissioner Matani, Adil Ayub under Section 6-17 of the KPEECA.
Those charged in the first information report (FIR) include the owner and manager of the restaurant as well as one Taimur Saleem Jhagra, whose designation wasn’t mentioned even though it is no secret that he is the provincial health minister and has been vocal on the social media calling for adherence to the SOPs.