RAWALPINDI: A police official was gunned down in Pirwadhai, while another man was killed in a road accident on Wednesday.

In the first incident, police said Saeed Khan, associated with Rawalpindi police, was murdered in the Pirwadhai area in the early hours of Wednesday.

A passer-by informed the emergency police at 4:30 am on Wednesday that a man had been murdered near a commercial building. After receiving the emergency call, the Pirwadhai police reached the spot and shifted the body to the District Headquarters Hospital for a postmortem. The deceased was identified as Saeed Khan, associated with Rawalpindi police, and had been posted at the Police Lines in Rawalpindi. According to the police, the motive for the murder appeared to be old enmity.

In another incident, a motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Chairing Cross Peshawar Road on Wednesday.

Police said Tariq Mahmood, 35, was on his way to Saddar from Choor on his motorcycle when a vehicle hit him on Peshawar Road killinbg him on the spot.

Meanwhile, more than 1,500 officers of Rawalpindi police will be deployed to prevent kite flying and jubilation firing. Last Friday several people were injured during Friday’s basant. In this regard, city police officer Syed Khalid Hamdani held a meeting at the Police Lines Headquarters on Wednesday.

Addressing the meeting, the CPO gave necessary instructions regarding anti-kite flying and the prevention of crimes.

The CPO was equally worried about the sharp rise in theft and snatching of motorcycles, cars, and mobile phones, as he directed speedy action against the accused involved in car and motorcycle theft and mobile snatching incidents.

All senior officers should be present in the field and monitor the crackdown on kite flying and jubilation firing, said the CPO.

Published in Dawn, February 22nd, 2024

Opinion

Editorial

No time left
Updated 06 Feb, 2025

No time left

Climate change concerns continue to remain a footnote as politics dominates national discourse, surfacing only when disaster strikes.
Karim Aga Khan
06 Feb, 2025

Karim Aga Khan

PRINCE Karim Aga Khan was a man who straddled various worlds and cultures. Beyond his role as spiritual leader of ...
Cotton production
06 Feb, 2025

Cotton production

PAKISTAN’S cotton crop is on the ropes. The crop output has been falling since FY15, when the country harvested a...
Kashmir question
Updated 05 Feb, 2025

Kashmir question

The important thing is to continue dialogue process, on bilateral disputes, Kashmir issue, and move beyond rigid positions.
Letters from jail
05 Feb, 2025

Letters from jail

OVER the past week, former prime minister Imran Khan has directly addressed his concerns to both the chief justice ...
Agriculture tax
05 Feb, 2025

Agriculture tax

WITH Sindh and Balochistan finally approving changes to their agriculture income tax laws to harmonise their AIT...