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| Army pledges justice over police-soldiers ‘scuffle’ |
| 2016-09-14 |
| [DAWN] The army pledged on Monday to dispense justice as it launched an investigation into a reported scuffle between its officials and police patrolling staff on a motorway and ensuing events. "Law will take its course in disposing the case and justice will be done," a military front man said in a statement on the Saturday incident. The Inter-Services Public Relations described the incident as "sad" and said that an inquiry was being conducted into the matter. According to police, Captain Qasim and Captain Danial were signalled to stop on Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. -Islamabad motorway near Attock on Saturday by a motorway patrol for alleged "reckless driving". The two officials driving their private vehicles did not pay heed to the signal and sped away. The patrol team chased them and brought them to a halt. The drama started as Capt Qasim alighted from his car pointing his pistol at the patrol party while Capt Danial made a phone call and sought help from a nearby army unit. Four vehicles carrying some 25 soldiers led by Maj Zafran arrived at the place and assaulted the coppers. Later the army men took the coppers to Attock Fort where they were kept in "wrongful confinement" till intervention by higher police officials, police said. "On the written complaint of Sub-Inspector Atif Khattak, an FIR has been registered under Sections 279, 186, 353, 506, 365, 342, 148 and 149 of the Pakistain Penal Code at Akora Khattak cop shoppe in Nowshera district," an incident report by police said. The charges relate to rash driving, obstructing a public servant in discharge of his duty, assault on a public servant, criminal intimidation and threatening to cause death or grievous hurt, kidnapping and rioting while armed with a deadly weapon. Most of the charges are non-bailable offences. The military has not come up with its account of the incident. |
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