3 Islamabad policemen suspended with probe into sexual harassment of female officers underway

Three officers of Islamabad police were suspended on Monday following their alleged involvement in sexually harassing female personnel of the force, DawnNewsTV reported.

The officers were suspended in the light of an investigation conducted into a complaint lodged by female officers of the police force.

The Inspector General of Islamabad police, Sultan Azeem Taimoori, told DawnNewsTV that an investigation into the matter is still underway.

The female officers also filed an application regarding the matter with the chief justice's complaint cell, where they said that they were harassed in the Police Lines.

The female officers alleged in their complaint that the superintendent of the headquarter, the operator and the reader asked them to come to their lodging area.

"The chief justice should take suo motu notice of the situation, we will provide complete evidence to him," the applicants said while asking that the "black sheep" of the police line should be weeded out.

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Shakeel Qarar is an Islamabad-based reporter for Dawn News (TV), having been with the organization since 2012. His reporting covers crime, law and order, and security, with a specific focus on the Ministry of Interior and its subordinate agencies. He can be found on X at @Qarar009.

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Robina Tariq

Apr 09, 2018 11:23pm

Regret and shame to male dominated society where these 3 police officer,The female officers alleged in their complaint that the superintendent of the headquarter, the operator and the reader asked them to come to their lodging area. FOR WHAT ? WILL these 3 officers give explanation and tender written apology for future.

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iqbal

Apr 10, 2018 12:22am

If true the responsible party should be punished to the max to set an example.

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Khan Pakistani

Apr 10, 2018 12:38am

Only suspended ?

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Farhan

Apr 10, 2018 12:39am

What else could we expect

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Saif Zulfiqar

Apr 10, 2018 12:54am

Don't need these policemen in the force. Their place is in the jail.

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Khan-BaQawat

Apr 10, 2018 01:46am

Apology ? Termination from service and Prison with hard labour minimum 5 years ! Financial fine to the tune of 10k in case can’t pay than additional 10 years

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Ayub

Apr 10, 2018 01:57am

Yes, black sheeps exist in almost every department of the government.

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Zak

Apr 10, 2018 03:30am

These rotten policemen should be thrown out. They can’t respect their female colleagues, how will they respect females of the public.

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Khurram

Apr 10, 2018 06:50am

And these people are tasked to protect common man.

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Ahmed

Apr 10, 2018 07:42am

This is the story of Islamabsd police which is supposed to be model police of the country. If the policemen are not sparing their own collegues, what else can public expect from them. Secondly the police has an intelligence set up which is supposed to monitor such activities. If the intelligence wing is so ignorant of such immoral activities, what protection general public can expect from them.

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BANGASH

Apr 10, 2018 09:03am

This is such a shame, expel, fine and put them behind bars. This should be unacceptable in every area of Pakistan. Culprits should be punished to the maximum.

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Asif Raza

Apr 10, 2018 09:31am

It is shame for the higher authorities. These higher authorities are answerable somewhere in future.

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Sonam Thakur- Sydney

Apr 10, 2018 10:05am

I think this problem holds true for this whole Indian Sub- Continent. Our common history is full of invaders and oppression. Our females & kids have faced ruthless & torturous times in the past. Now, the things have entered our DNA and we believe women as our "jageer". Corrupted mindsets at the workplaces are the biggest threat to our women. The culprit officials in this case must be brought to the book and be fired from their jobs at the 1st step.

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Love Pakistan

Apr 10, 2018 10:06am

This is just tip of the iceberg. Shame on all of us as a society we can’t protect our daughters and sisters. These ladies officers are protecting the society and in return these animals are abusing them. Is this highlighted only because CJ has been asked to take suo motu notice.

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IFTIKHAR

Apr 10, 2018 10:08am

What I do not understand why an employee allows her Bosses or even readers for such an act, This should too be investigated. The False complaint should be also punished.

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Winter

Apr 10, 2018 11:22am

Police is a useless force. Rather than protecting the citizens it harasses them and robs them of their honest money. The force should be dismembered and replaced by a new force raised on merit.

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Bilal

Apr 10, 2018 11:34am

I refuse to believe that only 3 policemen were involved. These kind of things are known to the entire department. Entire department either participated or at the very least they looked the other way. Disgusting behavior and an insult to the uniform. If these policemen can't spare their colleagues how can they be expected to protect common women??

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Be honest

Apr 10, 2018 11:55am

They should be put behind bars for alleged grave crime.

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Ubc

Apr 10, 2018 01:10pm

Please have a separate female force

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Kamran

Apr 10, 2018 02:37pm

Why only suspend If it was done by public his name would be every where Sad of our seniors Make another committee & keep delaying it till 2099

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