KARACHI: One of the suspected robbers killed in the Wednesday botched robbery attempt at a mobile phone shop has been identified as a serving police constable, said an official on Thursday.
“The deceased was Yasir Ahmed, 26, a police constable posted at Security Zone-1,” said Shah Latif SHO Ali Hassan Shaikh.
The two suspects and the shopkeeper were killed in an exchange of fire at the shop near Murghi Khana, off the National Highway. He added that the deceased originally hailed from Attock.
In reply to a question, the officer said the shopkeeper, Zahid Hasan, 48, was a social worker in the area, but the kil ling was the outcome of the robbery bid.
Published in Dawn, December 5th, 2014
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What the?
Dec 05, 2014 08:07am
Police in Pakistan IS the Problem!
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amused audience
Dec 05, 2014 09:40am
We all know that in Karachi, rouge personnel of law enforcement agencies are equally involved in worsening law and order situation here. They know that they can commit crime without impunity since they have cover of police and rangers. Yes, we understand that all fingers are not equal. Law enforcement agencies should make sure that black sheep among them may not get the benefit of uniform and all their activities are monitored effectively.
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Tanveer
Dec 05, 2014 09:54am
ha ha ha
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JUSTICE
Dec 05, 2014 10:08am
PPP also have hired "GULLU" type police force in SIND to do their dirty job.
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Basim Rehman Malik
Dec 05, 2014 10:09am
When will we be able to get all our systems working fine. If our custodians are taking on board such people who are not authenticated or scrutinized such like incidents will keep on happening. ALLAH be with us all and guide us.
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ZX
Dec 05, 2014 10:12am
He must be undercover because usually these duties are performed under uniform
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What the?
Dec 05, 2014 10:32am
Get His Superiors, He was passing the LOOT to them.
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Ashraf Mirza (USA)
Dec 05, 2014 10:39am
If police officer commit serious crime, than how to protect victims of crime?? Pincerely, kistan have serious
problem. Must be resolve,........Sincerely, Ashraf Mirza (USA) ashwmirza@yahoo.com
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Merc
Dec 05, 2014 11:15am
Hahaha...this can only happen in this country. What a land of the pure.
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LookAtMyDaaman
Dec 05, 2014 11:18am
I remember a police car and 6 policeman from Gharo coming to Karachi and arresting without warrant my company's CEO and took him to Gharo police station to face charges set by a Wadera there. He was set free after the Wadera was satisfied with what ever percent he wanted from our CEO.
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PCG
Dec 05, 2014 11:18am
:-))
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Muhammad iqbal
Dec 05, 2014 11:27am
No breaking news. They are also involved in target killing, kidnapping for ransom and very soon some of them will work for IS. All credit goes to one of the ex sindh home minister who appointed hundreds of dacoits from his home district to cover up his dirty activities
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anees zaidvi
Dec 05, 2014 11:51am
@Tanveer - Three people lost their lives and you could manage nothing more than a hahaha? Stupidity and insanity at the same time.
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Abbas Ali
Dec 05, 2014 12:07pm
Interesting news is he hails from Attock, working for Sindh police on KPK domicile, and involved in extra curricular activities.
In Police job application form they should ask for extra curricular activities.
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Will Someone Pay Heed to What I Suggest?
Dec 05, 2014 12:46pm
Please liberate police from the clutches of executives. They misuse police. They use them as their hounds against their opponents. Our politicians use their influence to make sure that their political workers are recruited in police. This fashion is more popular in Sindh.
A police department out of the influence of Sindh Chief Minister and under the supervision of Board of Advisers comprising respected and undisputed honest people can change the whole atmosphere in police department. When a police officer knows that he may be promoted, demoted or terminated by the body respected by the people of province will not misuse his power and try to deliver.
But who will do it? Our politicians-so called champions of democracy! They will never let this hound-The Police go out of their control. So rest assured that there is no one to change the status quo.
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Culture Vulture
Dec 05, 2014 12:50pm
Former interior minister who raised Lyari Amn Committee enjoys the reputation of polluting police department as well! He is the one who helped recruiting all sorts criminal in Sindh Police. Today this criminal force is actively involved in Kidnapping for Ransom to robberies and that under the cover of law-enforcement agencies.
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Asif Amin
Dec 05, 2014 03:15pm
Pakistan will be crime free if we shutdown police department.
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nasir
Dec 05, 2014 09:29pm
I say outsource the police to foreigners. They will keep it professional and watch the crime goes down, guaranteed.
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SYED HASSAN HASEEB
Dec 06, 2014 02:24am
the police man came from attock who has appointed him , who has given him sec clearance , who was his supervisor . why such a person is given a job in police . local police is having all unlocals the result is clear.
from topto bottom police is dirty
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Raza
Dec 06, 2014 06:24pm
95% crimes are committed under police supervision or by police themselves it's common knowledge yet under these status quo parties will keep it like this.
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zeenat
Dec 07, 2014 08:37am
Nothing new. They have been looting overseas Pakistanis traveling at night from Karachi airport to their homes in Karachi.
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