Tag: Suspended
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Nine cops suspended for assaulting Karachi protesters
Nine officials, including Eid Gah Station House Officer (SHO) Zaheer Ahmad, have been suspended on Monday after violent baton charges against peaceful protesters, journalists and civil society members at Karachi Press Club (KPC). A notification issued by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Syed Asad Raza stated that police officials were aggressive toward protestors upon which…
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Senior police officer suspended after PML-N, PTI supporters clash in Murree
The City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani, has suspended Station House Officer (SHO) Murree following an inquiry into the disorder on August 14. A crowd in Murree chanted slogans in support of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Independence Day and targeted a poster of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, which was plastered on…
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PM Shehbaz’s Arabic Twitter account ‘back online’ after suspension
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official Arabic language Twitter account, which was created yesterday (June 6), was suspended soon after its launch by the micro-blogging website. The Current reached out to Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Digital Media Abubakar Umer to ask about the suspension of the account. “The account is back online. It was temporarily…
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BCCI suspends IPL 2021 indefinitely
The Board of Cricket Control India (BCCI) has indefinitely postponed the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) following several positive cases of COVID-19 across teams over the past couple of days. The decision was taken in an emergency meeting called after players of Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad tested positive for COVID-19. Hyderabad’s…