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Policeman`s removal

2016-05-24
APROPOS your editorial `Policeman`s removal` ( May18). One of the reasons for denialofjustice to the poorinPakistanis politicalinterferencein policeinvestigations. It is no secret that politicians get their cronies appointed in key police positions with the sole purpose of intimidating their opponents. The fate of an upright police officer is be made an officer on special duty (OSD), unless he agrees to tow the party line.

The recent example of DPO Shariq Kamal of Bahawalnagar sends a wrong message and demoralises honest police officers. Without going into details of the case, the fairest thing would be to have an independent inquiry where the role of the MNA should equally be investigated to find out the truth.

The guilty should be punished after the inquiry commission`s findings based on impartial investigations.

Till then I would like to know, as a citizen of Pakistan, that under what democratic principles the PM`s office took this step to please the MNA of the ruling party. Would they take the same action if the MNA was from the opposition? Vice Admiral (r) Ahmad Tasnim Islamabad