Capital police in panic over change of command
Saturday, 16 March 2013
ISLAMABAD: At the time when all the ruling parties are set to lose their powers, panic has been created among the top slots of capital police as most of the Station House Officers (SHO) in police stations of federal capital have been appointed on the recommendation of political personalities belonging from ruling parties.
Sources within Islamabad police told The Spokesman that most of the SHO has affiliation with strong political parties of the region like PPPP and PML-Q, telling further that now the SHO’s has started to use their political influences to either trying to get their roots deeper in their current allocations, or to get transfer to their desired police stations.
The SHO of Margalla Police Station Irshad Ali Abro is said to be a PPP activist who enjoyed the influence of a senior female politician of the ruling party. Sources said many senior officials of the Islamabad police time and again tried to remove the Abro from the post of SHO Margall but could not do so just because of his close affiliation with the ruling party and interior minister Rehman Malik.
He said that Abro belongs from the Sindh province and had enjoyed good relations with the slain PPP leader Benazir Bhutto and soon after the formation of PPP led government, Abro became a most powerful official of the capital police.
A senior police official requesting anonymity said that Fazal-Ur-Rehman, the SHO of Tarnol Police Station was appointed there on his own desire by using the influence from presidency as one of his brothers is also appointed in the presidency as a guard. The same guard was also alleged to misbehave with a minister but the issue was later resolved after the ‘negotiations’. He said SHO Fazal will continue using his influence to stay in his desired police station, during the care taker government.
SHO Qaiser Gilani of Secretariat Police Station also enjoys the influence of an MNA of Multan who was elected on reserved seat of women and currently residing in Bharakahu area of Islamabad. SHO Sajjad Bukhari of Police Station Shahzad Town is seeking for the influence of Senator Nayyar Bukhari who also helped him in his appointment at Shahzad Town Police Station, however SHO Fayaz Ranjha of Police Station Bani Gala and SHO Haq Nawaz Ranjha of Police Station Aabpara are who are also looking towards PML (Q) as they are their activists, according to reliable sources.
The sources revealed that during the last five years, the crime ration in the capital has been raised up to 79% but most of the cases did not come to the notice of the higher authorities as well as the media because all the SHO’s and Moharrar’s were strictly directed by the higher officials to not to share any information directly to the media as the police spokesperson was authorized to give details in this regard, who filtered all the information before sharing just to portray a crime free picture of the capital, and to hide the negligence and incompetency of the Islamabad Police. It was also revealed by the sources that few months ago the previous PRO of Islamabad Police, Zia Bajwa was dismissed from his post by IG Islamabad by mentioning that he was no taking sufficient steps towards blocking the news against the Islamabad police, and currently the Zia Bajwa is performing his duties in the area of Margalla police station as a constable.
Most of the SHO and senior police officials are cautious about the care taker government with their concerns as either the care taker prime minister or the president will have the executive powers. When contacted Naeem, spokesperson of Islamabad police to confirm the official requests and possibilities regarding postings, he was out of reach.
Sources within Islamabad police told The Spokesman that most of the SHO has affiliation with strong political parties of the region like PPPP and PML-Q, telling further that now the SHO’s has started to use their political influences to either trying to get their roots deeper in their current allocations, or to get transfer to their desired police stations.
The SHO of Margalla Police Station Irshad Ali Abro is said to be a PPP activist who enjoyed the influence of a senior female politician of the ruling party. Sources said many senior officials of the Islamabad police time and again tried to remove the Abro from the post of SHO Margall but could not do so just because of his close affiliation with the ruling party and interior minister Rehman Malik.
He said that Abro belongs from the Sindh province and had enjoyed good relations with the slain PPP leader Benazir Bhutto and soon after the formation of PPP led government, Abro became a most powerful official of the capital police.
A senior police official requesting anonymity said that Fazal-Ur-Rehman, the SHO of Tarnol Police Station was appointed there on his own desire by using the influence from presidency as one of his brothers is also appointed in the presidency as a guard. The same guard was also alleged to misbehave with a minister but the issue was later resolved after the ‘negotiations’. He said SHO Fazal will continue using his influence to stay in his desired police station, during the care taker government.
SHO Qaiser Gilani of Secretariat Police Station also enjoys the influence of an MNA of Multan who was elected on reserved seat of women and currently residing in Bharakahu area of Islamabad. SHO Sajjad Bukhari of Police Station Shahzad Town is seeking for the influence of Senator Nayyar Bukhari who also helped him in his appointment at Shahzad Town Police Station, however SHO Fayaz Ranjha of Police Station Bani Gala and SHO Haq Nawaz Ranjha of Police Station Aabpara are who are also looking towards PML (Q) as they are their activists, according to reliable sources.
The sources revealed that during the last five years, the crime ration in the capital has been raised up to 79% but most of the cases did not come to the notice of the higher authorities as well as the media because all the SHO’s and Moharrar’s were strictly directed by the higher officials to not to share any information directly to the media as the police spokesperson was authorized to give details in this regard, who filtered all the information before sharing just to portray a crime free picture of the capital, and to hide the negligence and incompetency of the Islamabad Police. It was also revealed by the sources that few months ago the previous PRO of Islamabad Police, Zia Bajwa was dismissed from his post by IG Islamabad by mentioning that he was no taking sufficient steps towards blocking the news against the Islamabad police, and currently the Zia Bajwa is performing his duties in the area of Margalla police station as a constable.
Most of the SHO and senior police officials are cautious about the care taker government with their concerns as either the care taker prime minister or the president will have the executive powers. When contacted Naeem, spokesperson of Islamabad police to confirm the official requests and possibilities regarding postings, he was out of reach.
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