Punjab Police to ensure security for Muharam, more effectively”, Said the IGP.

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Inspector General of Police Punjab, Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera has said that three layer security should be provided to all sensitive Imam bargahs, Majalis and Muharam processions. He also said that video recording of major and sensitive processions and Majalis be ensured, while chairing video link conference of RPOs and DPOs here at Central Police Office today.

This was stated by him while chairing a province-wide video link conference of RPOs and DPOs to discuss the security plan for Muharam processions and Majalis. The IGP Punjab directed the RPOs and DPOs to personally check and monitor security arrangements for major and sensitive Majalis and processions in their divisions and districts, along with regular briefing to the deployed Police personnel on the route to keep spirit of responsibility high in context of sensitive event.

All RPOs and DPOs joined the conference via video link while Addl: IG Welfare and Finance Sohail Khan, Addl: IG Operations Capt (Retired) Arif Nawaz, Addl: IG Special Branch Punjab Faisal Shahkar, Addl: IG Counter Terrorism Department Punjab Muhammad Tahir Roy, DIG Operations Punjab Aamir Zulfiqar Khan and AIG Operations Punjab Shehzada Sultan also attended the conference at Central Police Office.

While briefing the IGP, Addl: IG Operations Capt (Retired) Arif Nawaz shared that around 2 lac Police officers and officials will perform security duty to avert any untoward incident during Muharram processions and Majalis. 43000 “Police Qaumi Razakar” and 98000 volunteers will also help Punjab Police to ensure the security of the Muharam processions and Majalis.

IGP directed the Regional and District Police Officers to issue special identity cards to the deployed security personnel so that their identity could be verified and to make sure that security point incharges should be personally familiar with the Police officials on duty under their command. He further directed to crackdown against exhibition of the arms, vehicles with unauthorized black papered windows, blue lights and green number plates and strict action be taken against violators. Loud Speaker act should be implemented strictly and legal action should be carried out against violators without any discrimination.

“Taking Peace Committees’ members as stakeholders is very important to create harmony among all faiths. Close coordination with Peace Committees’ members will help Punjab Police to ensure security for Muharam, more effectively”, Said the IGP.

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Punjab Police to ensure security for Muharam, more effectively.IGP

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Robbers’ gang, motorcycle thieves arrested

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TAXILA: Wah police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a robbery gang and a pair of motorcycle thieves, in addition to arresting 15 drug peddlers and 11 proclaimed offenders.

Addressing a press conference at the Wah Saddar police station, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (Operations) Rawalpindi Irfan Tariq said a crackdown on anti-social elements led to the police apprehended a three person inter-provincial gang of robbers whose members were identified as Wahid Shah, Agha Badshah and Naeem Khan.

He said the gang was allegedly involved in a number of robberies in various cities, including Taxila and Wah. Mr Tariq said weapons and stolen items were recovered from the gang members.

Mr Tariq said the arrests of a pair of motorcycle thieves, identified as Nasir and Faizan, had led to the recovery of eight motorcycles from their possession, allegedly stolen from various parts of Taxila, Wah and nearby areas.

He said a crackdown on proclaimed offenders had led to the arrest of 11 individuals, five of whom were wanted in category A – heinous crimes. He said 11 people were also held for sheltering procla-imed offenders.

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Two gunned down

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TAXILA: Two people were gunned down by unknown assailants in what seems to b a case of targeted killing in the limits of Wah Cantonment police station on Tuesday.

According to police sources, 90-year-old Nazar Ali and 70-year-old Dildar Hussein were on their way to Kashmir Colony when two men on a motorcycle fired at them. The two men were taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital where they were pronounced dead.

When asked, SHO Cantonment police station Sub-inspector Zaheeruddin Babar ruled out sectarian reasons for the murder.

He said the victims were natives of Parachinar and that they may have been killed due to old enmity. The sub-inspector said a double murder case has been registered.

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Google takes on Apple with unveiling of new Pixel phone

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SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday announced a new “Pixel” smartphone and a virtual reality headset, the company’s latest effort to sell consumers on Google-branded devices and to challenge Apple Inc’s iPhone at the high end of the more than $400 billion global market.

The new phone starts at a price of $649, and Google is working exclusively with Verizon Communications in the United States, Google executives said at a launch event in San Francisco.

Google’s decision to launch with a single carrier echoes Apple’s agreement to launch the original iPhone with AT&T, a deal that gave Apple unprecedented control over the look of the phone and how it worked.

While most vendors other than Apple use Google’s Android operating system, the company has for years toyed with various approaches to building its own hardware without alienating manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics, the world’s top smartphone maker.

Google also announced a “Daydream View” virtual reality headset, which will be available in November for $79, in time for the end-of-year shopping season.

Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh announced the Pixel phone shortly after the event began, adding that the camera was the best available on a smartphone. The new phone can get a 7-hour charge in 15 minutes, the company said.

Pixel phones will come in black, blue and silver and will have 5 and 5.5 inch (12.7 cm and 14 cm) screens. Google has sold another line of phones, called Nexus, since 2010, but the devices have gained little traction in a market dominated by Samsung Electronics.

Because its mobile software is available so widely, Google has struggled to distinguish its own devices, said analyst Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research.

Google “wants to have this end-to-end experience, but it’s not clear that people really want that,” Dawson said.

Shares of Alphabet were up about half a percent in midday New York trade. Shares of Verizon were down about 1 per cent.