LAHORE: The federal government on Saturday suspended Capital City Police Officer Ghulam Mahmood Dogar apparently for not ensuring security of the Governor House during a protest by PTI workers against assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan during the long march.

The governor house officials had written a letter to the chief secretary and IGP, stating that a mob had tried to crash the main gate on The Mall, burnt tyres, damaged CCTV cameras and tried to enter the premises. They sought action against the protesters.

The capital city police neither took any measure to stop the protesters nor it registered a case against the attackers.

According to a notification, Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, a BS-21 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, presently serving under the government of Punjab, is placed under suspension with immediate effect and until further orders.

The federal government had already served three notices on the ‘under-transfer’ CCPO, asking him to relinquish his charge and report to the Establishment Division, Islamabad.

Published in Dawn, November 6th, 2022