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Top policemen suspended for mishandling seminary raids
 The government on Wednesday suspended Senior Superintendent of Capital Police (SSP) Liaqat Ali Khan and SP Headquarters Sultan Azam Taimuri for mishandling the raids on seminaries on Tuesday night. The suspended police officials have been asked to report to the Establishment Division while Inam Ghani, SSP of the Diplomatic Protection Department, has been asked to look after the affairs of SSP Islamabad till further orders.The prime minister took serious note of policemenâs intrusion into a womenâs seminary, Madrassa Hifsa, located near the Lal Mosque without getting permission from the concerned authorities and hitting the students with batons. Intelligence agencies have also submitted reports to the Interior Ministry wherein it was stated that some senior police officials conducted raids at mosques and seminaries without proper information and coordination with intelligence agencies, sources told Daily Times. The reports also said that no senior official of the district administration was present at the womenâs seminary when the policemen entered it. However, they added that the additional deputy commissioner general and the assistant commissioner rushed to the spot when the police officials returned unsuccessful from the seminary. Posted by: Fred 2005-07-21 |
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