Tag: CCPO lahore
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DIG Bilal Siddique Kamyana appointed as new CCPO Lahore
DIG Bilal Siddique Kamyana has been appointed as the new Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore. He took over for the former Fayyaz Ahmad Dev, who was transferred from the position a few days ago. Kamyana is the sixth City Police Chief to be appointed since the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) came to power in 2018. The…
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Shot fired at Khadija’s house, days after her attacker was set free
A bullet was fired at Lawyer Khadija Siddiqi’s house on Saturday night at 7pm, Khadija has tweeted that the bullet was fired through her car. “Today around 7pm a bullet was fired through my car’s bonnet which was parked inside the house. I was alone in the house,” she wrote in a tweet. “I consider…
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Sympathising with the rapist
My first introduction to the concept of victim blaming came about through an American TV show. Watching it on Star Network in the late 90s, I saw an episode where a lawyer struts about court carrying a slinky black dress a rape victim had been wearing when she was assaulted, blaming her choice of attire…
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‘Shame on you’: Halime Sultan is furious with CCPO Lahore
In a rather embarrassing moment for Pakistan, Turkish actor Esra Bilgiç, who plays Halime Sultan in the super hit series Diriliş: Ertuğrul has hit out at Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh for victim-blaming the woman gang-raped in the horrific motorway incident. Read more – Esra Bilgiç shuts up a Pakistani troll on…
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Bright cop resigns after CCPO Lahore abuses him for speaking English
Trainee Sub-Inspector Fahad Iftikhar Virk has submitted his resignation after he was abused by Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh for speaking in English, The Current learnt on Thursday. “I can no longer serve this department,” read his resignation, a copy of which is available with The Current. Sources in police department said…
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IG Punjab removed after standoff with CCPO Lahore
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Shoaib Dastagir has been removed after a standoff with Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Sheikh. CCPO Lahore is accused of speaking against the IGP. Shoaib Dastagir will be the fifth IG to be changed in Punjab. Since 2008, Dr Syed Kaleem Imam, Muhammad Tahir, Amjad Javed Saleemi,…
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Lahore police launch app to verify domestic workers
The Lahore police have introduced the ‘Pehchaan App’ so that the public can access FIR and criminal records before hiring a domestic worker. The Pehchaan App is easily available on the App Store and anyone can download it. Users have to register with CNIC number before accessing records. An inaugural ceremony was held…