Sham practice of sycophantic police personnel rampant in 3rd world

Excellent .. Good decision

Good decision

Pathetic mindset

Pakistani nation is a uniquely strange nation in the world, where a senior police officer salutes a private person and behaves like a personal servant.

Now this is nitpicking everyone is human with limitations and has some weaknesses and some heroes he or she adore what else is called hero worship why it is her personal action leave it and move one please do not drag her in all this great melodrama of IK and NS as they have resources and huge money but she may be the she is typical middle class woman trying to make her both ends meet. Honestly this is little over

Initially, I thought she is a low ranking policewoman but being an SP she should know who to salute. Having said that, we need to change the system which breeds officers, forced to salute anyone related to the family members of high ups. Shaming her is not going to change anything just like in past some people tried to end VIP culture on roads and PIA (Rehman Malik) etc. The fate of this legal notice is not different.

That means we are now trying to teach our police how to miss behave instead of being polite and good...

Poor soul, focus on big fish, it's true big fish enjoy but poor souls pay price.

Go Nawaz Go

trust me lady police officer will be sacked and then reinstated with a promotion

She was the CSS topper, sadly she have a typical career start

Not needed to even salute to PM, president or any other minister, they have not done something special for pakistan, Maryam has no right to block roads or get special protocol in pakistan, she has done nothing special, Pakistani nation is a wonderful nation in the world. just deserve to laugh at.

Exactly. If you watch the video clip. She drops the pen, the officer picks it up for her and she then throws it in the car.

Yes. ... Explain this shamefull act. Do these people have no self respect.. No professional values. Why she saluted to a suspect.

This is the saga of continuous frivolous legal filings of all sorts in our higher courts. The other day someone filed and moved the high court about Raymond Davis return to Pakistan. Perhaps, our court would accept such motions and then a continuous 'tamasha' would be played on TV: anchormen, analysts of all sorts, some retired faujis included, discussing such issues, hairsplitting all the arguments. Would our higher courts ever understand that they have to resolve such issues in a summary fashion based on non jurisdiction and non applicability of laws where they would have no hearing powers to adjudicate. Judges have limited mandate under the laws. This is as simple as that. Further, our Constitution still envisages three branches like Judiciary, Executive and Legislature, each one separate and apart from other, yet balance had to be formed between them. A judiciary is not meant to usurp all such functions. Execution of laws should be done only by executive branch.

Another useless petition to waste court's time. PTI should have focused on the province they got. I see them loosing kpk in next elections along with even lesser representation in NA.

Well done serving legal notice may open eyes of employees their duties demands different than your personal liking and disliking. In my opinion IG police initiate disciplinary action and provide awareness You all are state employees your action should not be controversial to your duties. Very recent example of the Saudi King who has taken action against the journalist who have excessively praised the king. Here in Pakistan the whole machinery is trying to exceed their limits in showing their loyalty towards the rulers. Just wait for the decision which in my opinion as usual will not against the rulers rather it will dry clean them and the next election will also be their as the way they are playing, The other politician may hardly understand your game plan. We hope that you should also learn and ensure National interest above your personal and give respect to get respect. I felt ashamed the language used by Ishaq Dar and others who are defending a person being Govt Office holders.

The official should be provided an opportunity to offer an explanation. She shouldn't be forced to apologize and be mocked. It could be a simple case of a lower-middle class official not knowing how to react and reflexly saluting when she intended to greet Maryam. This should be made such a big issue. A lot of army personnel salute their parents or aunts and uncles and sometimes even do that by mistake. No one takes them to task. This hatred against the Sharif family needs to be curtailed. And for God's sake, my comment needs to be published so people can look at this news from a different perspective and not blow out their steam that's been produced by the current heated political climate.

When each and every institute has been politicized, and oppointments has been done on favoritism instead of merit, then all these things are to be expected.

i am impressed. Pakistan is starting to take steps in the right direction.

weldone. ...the slavery of mind will be minimised to a greater extant.

This is very unfortunate . We have created an atmosphere where there is no pride or self respect for a poor person. They will do this even when they are not asked to do it. The concept of salute even for military or police is long gone in developed country and here a police officer is saluting a civilian only because she is daughter of the prime minister

Poverty of the federal employees and s lavish culture and society are responsible for this behavior.

Don't see a point here. The ICT official probably by reflex wanted to greet her and saluted instead of saying it verbally. Such things happen routinely and can be attributed to confusion. Making such a big deal out of it reflects how much hatred is prevalent in our society where no one is willing to let go of others' omissions and mistakes. Resorting to screening and taking to task every act of every person will make Pakistan into a robotic police state which would lead to heightened division and instability. Forgive and forget this short coming of the poor lady. Long live Pakistan.

country is their personal property and everybody living in it is a servant.

Punjab police gets paid from public taxes but it is enslaved to Sharif family. This shows how the police has been politicized and personalized. Shameful.

SP Arsla Saleem should be removed from her job. She is unfit to be SP

Thank you Imran Khan

Their is no official protocol in police regarding how and whom to salute.Therefore everyone should be free to salute someone as a show of their personnel love for them.

Amna Ali Maryam is PM's daughter & is mere accused not proved guilty yet so what's wrong in saluting a lady wearing green?

One picture is worth a thousand words.

Maryam is accused, not convicted. Making a mountain out of a molehill!!

Mariam nawaz perform very well during her visit to GIT today. Female police officer salute her as token of respect she deserve every praise from the nation we will support her in the election of 2018

Maryam Nawaz a tax-paying citizen, accused but not guilty and SP, a government servant gets salary from the taxes, so Maryam Nawaz deserves respect from SP. I do no see anything wrong with what SP did.

PML N turned institutions into their servant quarters. Serving SP a legal notice is fair deal.

Punishment is to awarded as per police law

SP Arsala, is a victim of our VIP culture. She is used to of doing this every day and watching her bosses do the same.

Good one

We are not free from our customary respect and norms of greetings and help even to strangers. And, the lady police officer cannot be forced not to have her political leanings in private life.

Prime Example of Dictatorship at Large!

Justice will prevail, WELL DONE Advocate Amna Ali. Pakistan is changing every min!

Very prudent move and in the given situation the lady police officer must tender an unconditional apology otherwise she will be her own enemy. Let me point out in very crystal clear terms that the plaintiff has initiated in her individual capacity since she enjoys an inborn rigt to do so and hence PML N should not paint it as a move from Imran in her name. I need not mention all those officials who are seen around Maryam. BTW, what happened to JIT members who had gone to Doha, Qatar> no news is good news or bad news? May be 'mitti pao' Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidi.formerdiplomat@hotmail.com

Support pml or pti, but this is a valid point and should be discouraged in future

Thank you Imran for waking people from slavery.

This notice is very pertinent and very relevant. I am being a layman has been haunted by exactly the same question that why a civil servant drawing salary from taxpayers money is saluting an ordinary citizen.

The bravery of the advocate is laudable. The SP should not salute Maryam Nawaz as she does not hold any government office.

The officer reflected the mindset of the entire police force i.e. to serve the families of the governing elite and not the public...

Thank you IK for awakening the conscious of this country.

Very sad unfortunately this is the culture and mindset developed in Pakistan.

This is exactly what is wrong with our government servants. Look out this SP will get promoted for lifting pens.

What agony? Does Amna Ali think this is the only most agonizing issue Pakistanis face!

Unfortunately there is unncessary hype over petty matter of a salute to Mariam Nawaz by SP Arsla. SP Arsla saluted Ms Mariam Nawaz out of respect and courtesy as it is matter of courtesy to salute women. Furthermore, she was also Chief Security Officer (CSO) to her and it is customery for the CSO to salute the person they are protecting on their arrival. She picked up the paper which Ms Maryam Nawaz dropped accidently as it is Standard Operating Procedure of charter of duty of CSOs. #RespectforArsala

Strict action should be taken so in future nobody dares to go beyond their given mandate.

Unfortunately there is unncessary hype over petty matter of a salute to Mariam Nawaz by SP Arsla. SP Arsla saluted Ms Mariam Nawaz out of respect and courtesy as it is matter of courtesy to salute women. Furthermore, she was also Chief Security Officer (CSO) to her and it is customery for the CSO to salute the person they are protecting on their arrival. She picked up the paper which Ms Maryam Nawaz dropped accidently as it is Standard Operating Procedure of charter of duty of CSOs. #RespectforArsala

In military apart from those who are authorised to be saluted. as a gesture of courtesy an officer can do it to any "Lady". The police officer may be showing mannerism and courtesy. Nothing wrong about it until the court proves and puts Maryam's ladyship in doubt.

PTI has too much spare time .

Good. Y did she salute the princess

What a load of crap when IK roams around PK with all kind of protocol when he is only an MNA and a party dictator (some will read it as leader).

I hope the Pakistan Supreme Court bench takes similar bold action for the future indeed sake of the nation and does not bend in giving the true viedict. The judges should be like minaret of mosques, those can not bens and no force should be allowed to break them. Else nation will disappear in the clouds.

How does one term maryam nawaz as accused is beyond apprehension. Secondly if SP has saluted her she may do so in her personal capacity. Whenever LEA personnel meet somone they greet with such salutes.

She (SP) will get her "due" reward in future.

No big deal Ms. Ali. Don't you have other (better) things to worry about? Leave the lady SP alone.

please explain the reason for your action which [caused] agony and mental shock to the public at large," reads the legal notice. Didn't realize millions of Pakistanis had died of "shock and agony" just because one woman saluted another woman. What a country!

Very Good !

Right said. Police is working for nawaz not for u and me.

That is the delima of Pakistan,paid by the poor man's taxes but pleasing the accused, only person without his or her dignity as an officer can go that low which is shameful, this officer should be sacked with any explanation because it is against the decipline of the services what she done.

Saleem knows how to rise.

Good

British kept Indian and Pakistani under slavish rules and training and we still see our poor and less economically well off display the same attitude toward the rich. It was understood that after the independence 1947 public mentality would change but long dictatorship and landlords groups have kept the same relationship with the poors. Economic conditions and concentration of wealth to include favoritism and nepotism are other reasons that make the poors to display what this police women did. This is our society's fault.

Thank you for raising your voice. This SP's behaviour was obviously quite obsequious. The entire system is full such obsequious behaviours. Remind them they should fear God and not their political leaders.

So what's wrong with saluting? I do not see anything wrong giving respect to PM's daughter.

He was only putting a wrong tradition right. Once Shaheed Benazir Bhutto said these police walas salute me when I am PM and arrest me when I am not PM.

Surprised at seeing no comments here, I am. Sometimes, a Salute is a reflext action against a ceremonious appearance. Around 11 BMWs and a salaried employee are two indirectly proportions. It is just like a reflex action against a powerful beat or tune of a music to people who have the rage of action lying latent.

And we are expecting JIT to investigate impartially and without any pressure. Her act is epitome of how bureaucracy toe the line of rulers without any dignity or legal value.

Also in what capacity is the State Minister with her. The minister should be doing her job instead of being with Maryam.

this is our bureaucracy.

Good, she should apologize or sacked.

stupid story of the year.

Serves the lady SP right. Well done Advocate Amna Ali.

It shows how neutral are the majority of high ranking Government officials in Pakistan. ???

That is right! Hold these criminals accountable.

They have made whole of the civil service to their personal slaves. She threw the pen on purpose for the SP to bow down and pick it up. Had it been in any other functioning society, this SP would be dismissed from her job.

Poor officer even don't know who to salut

Shame on such police officers who instead of serving the citizens act like personal servants of the politicians and those in power. She should be made an example so that no governament servant in the future dares to repeat such an act again.

pakistan's culture. everyone does something like that once in a life.

Very best

Give her a chance to explain. Maybe she just made the wrong judgement at the time. Let's wait to hear what she has to say. Let's not take the anger we have for these royal families out on the poor regular people.

SP officer is a considerable and responsible position in the Police service of Pakistan. This level of officer is assumed to be well qualified, knowledgeable and understanding of the requirements of the job assignment including but not limited to service without political or personal prejudices. The saluting act of the officer in uniform was clearly out of line and display of bad judgement on her part. The Police personnel should always and at all times remember that they are in service of Pakistan and are paid salaries and benefits by the public from the public exchequer - The Police has no obligation to salute the family members of the PM, CMs etc.

This will be interesting as it's a very valid point which has been raised. How can this nobility and hierarchical system, an inherent disease in our society, leave us when instances like this occur. Our taxes and money ought not to go to public authorities who lackadaisically salute to unelected officials and family members.

Thank u Sister Advocate Amna Ali moving to HC SP Arsala Saleem for saluting ordinary woman Maryam, this act is against her police duty and policy.

As a Nation our self respect has been eroded rather destroyed by our so called Leaders. Support Imran Khan just because of his bold & upright personality.

she must be terminated..and example must be set.

It's pathetic to see that our senior officers of law enforcement agencies are doing this. Wake up, u r serving government service officials and they are ordinary politicians. Did u ever saluted an elderly citizen? Did u ever helped a mum struggling with little kids? They deserve ur help but u never did !!!! Why

Strange country with strange people and strange leaders and their servants.

Give me a break! please enough cases and nonsense already.

This is exactly what's wrong with Pakistan. Instead of condemning these corrupt people they act like their slave. Sad!

Hats off to Amna Ali, thank you so much and may God bless you for bringing justice to Pakistan.

We adore all our soldiers including SP Arsala Saleem. Thank you for your service, but saluting corruption mafia suspect getting questioned by SC is like saluting a criminal. The case is clear in the eyes of Pakistani Awam, no more looting our Pakistani people's money no more, Wali Khan, Dar's family along with Zardari party and other looters including the grand corruption champion Nawaz enough is enough it's time for them to stop fooling public with all these pre/post waves and speeches. Looters of nations can't give speeches and scold SC and JIT. Enough!!!

It is disgraceful that an officer of SP rank salute for some one how have no role in the government and possible she is the one got job through Nazca family.. She should be remove from the job being beach of Police code of conduct

We are on the right track now. There is no need for Government Employees to stoop so low. Reminds me of a similar incident, in Jinnah Hospital, Karachi, more than 35 years back, when a specialist employed by the hospital, used his neck tie to remove dust from the shoes of the hospital director.

Dismiss her and set an example what happens when you stoop so low for a promotion.

Good move...our officials need to come out of their slave mentality.....

Knowing their mentality I think she dropped the pen on purpose.

what is wrong if the female security officer saluted the daughter of the PM. She was assigned to protect her. She was not the judge but an ordinary security officer. Attorneys have too much time on their hands and not performing their duties except demanding apology from a govt officer. How it causes agony and mental shock to the people? People really don't care .if the security officers salute anybody or not? You can deduct 30 seconds salary from her paycheck if that makes you happy. You are an attorney, accusation does not mean the accused is guilty of the crime.Look at the people who are acquitted by the courts. Just remember, Everyone is innocent until proven guilty.

This is a perfect action to put discipline first in the minds of law enforcement workers. This should send a strong message to government officials and workers who fall for "the glittering gold" and forget their responsibilities as a part of the real duties that are required from them. This what happens when cronies are given jobs.

Thanks God someone realized the vital issue of corruption and criminal individual.

Well done Amma Ali We still have hope!

Not a fan of the PM's daughter, but It is a free country. If that was how this police officer felt why target him? He has the same right as anyone else to express his feelings. Don't make a federal case out of it.

It is probably mandatory to salute people of certain rank. However, is there a bank on saluting as a greeting such as salam? Is there a ban on sauting as adiration or mockery? Is there a law or rule that inhibits a person wearing uniform from personal expression?

Absolutely fair challenge. Our civil servants need to free up from this slave mentality of British rule era.

Saluting someone is not a crime, responding with a salute is a crime if the said person is not eligible to salute back. Saluting is just a common curtesy..

Leave poor SP alone, its not a big deal. Its in Pakistani culture to salute big guns. There are so many other important issues for serious inquiries.

She is surely going to be included in good books of sharif's, now.

this is what elitism and its influence looks like in 3rd world countries.

My question is that in what capacity Advocate Amna Ali has issued a legal notice to the officer for saluting Maryam Nawaz. If she had done something against the rules, the department can take notice and take appropriate action. Does Amna Ali do not know that Maryam Nawaz is the daughter of the PM of Pakistan and in that capacity any Police Officer would have salute her. Only an Armed Forces Officer may dare not to salute such individuals. Because the Armed Forces maintain their domain and stands behind their officers,If she had not salute her, the officer would have subjected herself to disciplinary action. If that had happened, no one would have come to protect her.

Excellent

FPSC, open your eyes and think seriously about reforming the civil services. Recruit wise and not clever people to prestigious posts.

She is, after all, the daughter of sitting PM. A serving Govt. officer has done nothing wrong. Why storm in a tea cup?

And the poor officer will get the burn instead of interior ministry who appointed these officers to the wrong duty.

What a stupid reason to arrest the poor SP! When the entire nation of Pakistan runs on sychophancy, graft, bribery, politics and corruption, it is highly unreasonable to arrest the SP who merely saluted the Prime Ministers daughter. When it is impossible to find a single honest politician or judge in Pakistan, simply victimizing this poor police officer for her innocent gaffe is highly reprehensible. It is the collective educational effect of decades of organized cringing, sycophantic and goebbelistic behaviour portrayed in the mass media that has led to her behaviour. She is merely a victim and symptom of the ills of society and not its malefactor. If anybody needs to be punished, it is the role models of Pakistani society and not its followers.

They are not civil servants. SP most likely came through back door. These civil servants are part of civil servants mafia. Only Mafia sons and daughters come in civil service. Majority of them do not come on merit. That is the reason that best and brights persons leave the country. It is so sad. Criminal are running the country. These criminals are served by criminal mafia so called civil servants and dis functional police and criminal justice system. Non residents Pakistani can turn this country number one only if Pakistan establish fast and fair Justice and effective and efficent police system. No need for any money from world bank or IMF.

What that salute cost to the national exchequer? We are free to the extent to make issues out of nothing. Strange!!!

She should be fired.No questions asked.

Legal notice should all be served on Marrium Safdar on two accounts, 1) using a car with stolen registration plate, 2) using an unregistered car. This lawlessness should be stopped forthwith.

Amazed at lack of knowledge of police protocols by a SP, which is senior position of police force. Or was the SP was overwhelmed by the office prime minister that made her accord the same protocol to PM's family member.

The officer should be PROMOTED .....

@alba it was she and not he , please read the article carefully before making comments next time !

When an elephant is in trouble, even the frogs kick it. I would ask the said advocate to also serve similar notices to the Sindh government and ask them on what grounds is Bilawal Zardari accorded official protocol. And I am sure, all police officers salute him too.

The lawyer has overstepped the law: he/she can serve a legal notice on behalf of a client, not in their capacity as a lawyer. Another breach of the law to remedy a breach of the law? That's absurd.

The concerned Bar Council must look into the matter.

Very big news. Good job dawn.

How SP special branch Arsala Saleem for saluting Maryam Nawaz ? Buttering for next promotion.

SP should be given shoulder promotion in Grade 22.

What about the inconvenience to the general public by blocking main roads and what about the student's time wasted due to closure of academic institutions.

@Changez Khan ...dear friend PM's daughter is not above the daughter of any ordinary citizen.. would SP salute the daughter of a Rikshaw wala ?? That's the mindset that needs to change... we thank Advocate Amna Ali for serving legal notice to SP. This will prevent such things from happening in future.

Uniformed Official's salute is way of saying salaam. No reason to make it a scandal.

The situation and pictures in this story gives me goosebumps.

Slavish mindset of high rank officer.

Minds sets for slavery cannot be brought up; be someones clad in not one even ten prestigious uniforms.

Don't know when will our Nation get away with slavery mindset. I can just pray. Law enforcement officer saluting accused. Pity

Is there a law not to salute anyone. Maybe she was saying Salaam in her own way in uniform.

Another example of illiterate, ill-trained, parchi production officers of police and Pakistanis are already suffering from syndrome of personality obsession.

Without any biased the way that poor female SP behave is totally shameful and she behaving like a humble servant of her. She even don't hesitate any time to pick a pen of MN and giving a smile. That female officer definitely prove by her gesture and body language that MN is some high official which she should had avoided.

CSS topper couldn't resist the pressure of almost 11 BMWs at their darkest glare. She must have learned something new with a kind of response from the onlookers. She needs to keep her head high with her professionalism and avoid untimely reflex actions of quick Salutes.

World has an image of Pakistanis as "VICTIMS OF FALSE PRIDE". What is the capacity of Maryam to be saluted. She and her family are accused of trait. They are the ones responsible for the pathetic conditions of the nation including the same lady police. And the lady police was simply unable to recognize who are responsible for her country's condition. I think we are ready to change our MASTERS from Sharifs to Maryam and Bilaval.

This shamefull act SP Arsalan Salem she is not personal guard of Marryam ? SP salary for the month of July not to be paid.

In order to please people like Maraym, government officials will do anything undignified.

Great action by the Advocate. Kudos Amna Ali

@Akil Akhtar And these politicians and their families need to realize that they are public servants not are masters.

punishing the weak? typical

People should for once forget about their love/hate for any of the political parties and try to see the flaw in the system. Picking up a pen for someone is common courtesy and one should not make an issue out of that but at the same time saluting of a senior police official to a civilian is a serious issue. Yes there are bigger issues in the country but each issue is as important and must be dealt with accordingly. Let sanity prevail and call a spade a spade.

How low can you get. Anybody can salute anyone. Their is no law against salute unless you are in the armed forces. This High Court Advocate Amna Ali has a brain about the size of a pea. Pathetic

We are very efficient in raising non issues

Poor lady officer, may be needs more training as who not to salute. May be she thought that she was saluting a future PM?

Darbaris and patwaris are rampant in Pakistan and this colonial mindset has been promoted by NS and it's government in the last 4 years. Our leaders and their children live in London but have learnt nothing from their democratic systems and ethical norms. Pathetic attitude by the ruling elite. People of Pakistan should wake up and develop some self respect

Does the lawyer have nothing better to do?

That's great. Suspend her

Good and polite behaviour is good norm. But this gesture clearly shows that the Police Officer has crossed fine line and amounted to present herself against her official status. Unfortunately such behaviour is rewarded in the country and dignified norm is not appreciated.

@Changez Khan this type of respect should for every pakistani. Do you think this type of respect received by every common pakistani?

She needs to be suspended from job.

Why don't the lawyer send legal notice to lawyer who are beating lawyers, public, judges, policemen etc or to rich and powerful who are abusing law. Cheap publicity stunt

Soon she will be SSP !!

It is Pakistan things are not done by the book. Now that SP Saleem has caught the attention of PML_N leadership, I will not be surprised if he gets some sort of promotion in the near future. However, I am glad that Amna Ali has brought attention to the issue that the government officials should follow proper protocol. Everyday, we are witnessing democracy in action, it makes me feel hopeful about the future of the country.

funny one

Hope Islamabad High Court timely takes care of all pending cases rather getting into these silly things. One of my friend's father was a justice of Federal Shariat Court. I used to visit my friend in his house. Scene was no different. Guards, Chowkidars, Malees and Khansammas used to salute my friend and sometimes me !!

It happens in India also.

Might be, that the officer was carried away "in respect of the daughter of Pakistan" :-) & so the salute was being an abrupt action. However the police personnel should be non polar & remain neutral as per the legal s.o.p's.

Subservience mindset in ranks and file, they bow to fuedals, rich, corrupt rulers.

height of buttering and pampering, one should also express some self-respect. Its stupid behavior like this which is increasing VIP culture in pk at a rapid pace.

@SAEED MASOOD Being polite and good does not require to behave like a personal servant. Once you wear a flag on your shoulder, you must represent the honor and prestige of that flag. The servitude she showed to Maryam Nawaz was not polite and good it was a disgrace to the position she held and a reflection of patronage of Nawaz family in every department of the government.

She knows how this is the way to go up in the rank bypassing the seniority :-)

As a Prime Minister she saluted him also its PTI walas who deem it agony other wise its OK.

Having gone through the comments and statuses on social media being made by not only civil servants in favour of Arsla Saleem, trying to make the narrating that she did unintentionally and giving examples of her past professional life where she did utmost services for increasing the morale of police services, but also by civil society and media persons, criticising her on his act of salute to Meriyum Nawaz who does not have any officially held public office, I have realised that both sides have taken extreme narratives to prove their points. In civil services, they are taught to be subservient to their bosses and what she did is the repeatation of her old lesson taught during training. What I find is that she does not deserve to be criticised on her act as the civil services job does not offer her and others a security in particular portfolio. If civil servant does not act as per the demands, he will face repercussions. Change the culture of police services rather than criticise her.

@Changez Khan That's the kind of mindset we need to rid of, she's an ordinary citizen of this country like you & me, has any police officer let alone an SP level officer ever salute you??

@faiza it's not an ordinary issue. It shows mentality of our police that must be changed. Suppose, you have a case against some elite or VVIP, would you be able to file even an FIR. I salute advocate Amna Ali who thought over it and filed the case.

Thanks God, Someone is still alive in this country to take notice!

reason behind salute to daughter of PM speaks that the lady police shall take benefit of that which is practice in our country since long as the civil servants seems more subservient to rulers instead of state.

She is compromised. She must be fired.

Very good, we the citizens need to rise up and fight for rule of law as well as transparency and equal treatment of all citizens before law.

This is a mindset which sadly plague our whole society, either someone is well-educated or holding a public office, they react in same way. Unfortunately, this happened in ISLAMABAD and by a worthy Police Officer, such a pity, what will be the situation in other parts of country. Really shocking to see it, no words.

Excellent move. It kept my blood pressure high since yesterday, how could a public officer do such disgraceful act.

Corrupt system is being exposed. My salute for Imran khan as he is responsible to make sharif family accountable for the first time.

Legal notice issue for dikaway kay lyee ..... nehal hashmi still senator till today despite he is not the member of Pml (N)

@Shakil What decision? It's just a legal notice. It has the value of being just a messenger in the eyes of law.

The police officer was wrong but we should not waste the Court's time in these trivial matters.

A woman respects other woman.

@Concerned citizen rightly said, fully agreed!

Good action. Are the police departments paid for their security job for private citizens? In other democratic countries like US and elsewhere, police department charges a fee whenever private citizen request police security.

Come on people, don't you've something better to spend your time on. Go spend time in improving what is your field, rather wasting your time as whole on such smaller issues. I don't see any wrong from officer, being just an immediate reflex to greet the daughter to PM. Spare the moment and move on.... World would for sure not laugh at the salute but would definitely laugh at how we're reacting!!

SP Arsala should be disqualified with immediate effect in order to make her an example for other police officers. Pakistani nation is living in 2017 and the nation rejects such pathetic mindset and irresponsible actions of police officers. Maryam Nawaz is a normal citizen and she being saluted by an SP shows a very disturbing picture of Monarchy in Pakistan and caused agony and mental shock to the nation. Thanks

@Omer : Did you really read the news? The notice was issued to SP Saleem by a high court advocate on behalf of Federal Judiciary Academy (FJA). Where did you find a petition filed by any PTI member?

@Sikandar khan : What is GIT?

Excellent decision.

As much as the Sharifs are contemptibly corrupt, this legal notice is even more ridiculous. Do the courts not have important cases of rape, murder, child abuse to consider? Why take out the anger on a poor police officer?

@sarwar NOT in the world / only in corrupt places does this happen.

This Police office should be sacked, first salute & than lifting the pen for 'Her Majesty' is a proof that she didn't even know how to earn respect for her uniform.

agree, however this doesn't have any legal value, salute is a personal action, its not mandated by law

Pathetic behaviour to salute, even though I don't condone this sort of cozying up to people in power let's just focus on the elite politicians of the country who have accumulated $200 billion in wealth in the reserves of foreign accounts. There is a bigger disgrace going on in the country than this insignificant gesture. By the way in the UK only the Queen is worthy of a salute even then only if you desire no compulsion

@JA-Australia : We always complain no body is doing anything. When someone does we complain again. by the way, it's a legal notice not a court proceeding.

All KPK police officers who salute IK and the KPK pilot who flies IK on government helicopter should also be sent legal notices.

Let us not single out this police officer and over criticize her. This behaviour is only reflective of the typical Pakistani subservient mentality that is a hangover from the british raj.

@khurram : "As a Prime Minister she saluted him also its PTI walas who deem it agony other wise its OK." I wish and pray the sense of self-respect and dignity prevail within the souls of non-PTI walas as well.

"Agony and mental shock to the public at large"? This is hilarious. Hard to believe that the person filing such a frivolous legal notice is a high court advocate.

To be fair to the police, when a policeman accosts you for traffic violation, he first shakes hand with you and then asks you for documents. This is their SOP for the last many years. Spare a thought for the SP who saluted the prime minster's daughter. If she had not done so, then may be her department might have taken action against her for not showing courtesy to a 'dignitary'. Either way, the poor SP is in a no-win situation.

@Nawaz Sharif Accused or convicted,doesn't matter.She does not hold any elected or public office which deserves this kind of protocol. This salute was nothing but chamchagiri.pure and simple.

Ridiculous & frivolous objection that deserves neither importance by the Press, nor waste of the Court's time . A salute done even to an accused cannot be illegal, or else saluting half the Senators and other elected Officials who are accused, including the PM, would be "illegal".

What a country with nothing better to do. Does anyone in Pakistan know that in France if any citizen approaches a French gendarme ( policeman) the first thing they do is salute the citizen. Then they ask how can they help. That is police behavior in a civilized country. Maybe you all can't seem to be able to handle this saluting of Maryam, because you are used to a lathi charge by the police. Stop making a mountain of a mole hill.

She must be suspended

If a low category constable had done this, it would have been acceptable, because these poor constables depend heavily on "bakhshish". They salute every body who emerges from a Mercedes or BMW because they have to save their job, but if a senior SP or DIG does this 'boot kissing', then there is something seriously wrong.

Saluted & respected, not abused her, so let the courteous cop go unharassed.

hhhmmmm........When the entire selection criteria in CSS is based on Essay paper, the result will be SP arsala saleem.

poor soul. she has done so since long and doesn't know how to behave otherwise. there are only two classes: slaves and rulers.

SP Arsala Saleem thinks it is Nawaz Sharif who pays her and not the taxpayer. She also thinks that her job depends on keeping Nawaz Sharif and his family and associates happy. She is right.

May be personal respect to a brave lady

Uneducated, uncultured, devoid of any sense of distinguishing between protocol and common politeness and decorum; also scared and obedient, the whole lot in public service

I am shocked to read that she is a civil servant and a CSP officer.They should have some integrity and ther only personal values.Sorry to ay but this type of CSP officers are also responsible for bad image of Pakistan

Just watch, she will be made Commissioner of Police when Maryam becomes PM of Pakistan.

good decision

@Rizwan Hamid- USA: A baseless argument. Will ANY police officer/servant in Pakistan will salute a CIVILIAN like me??

It was , I believe a salute done innocently by one lady to another. Let the ladies criticize if they wish to do so.

@azhar : Absolutely true, the poor lady is just one of the many who feel they are employed to serve the rich and powerful. Please be kind to her.

Honestly speaking Mariam Nawaz looked very angry. She first drop her pen forcing the police women to bow, this act of pen dropping did not looked unintentional there was a message she wanted to convey.