Persecution of Shia Muslims in Pakistan?

[ishtiaq_ctg]

I agree that sunni scholars are also wrong on occasions , but the problem with shia zakirs is that they pick up hadeeth which suits them , and reject the same bukhari which does not suit them

For example you said Prophet wanted to write down something important, in bukhari it is written what he intended to write, why take one portion and reject the rest?

No doubt Umar RA was wrong in that case , but when we judge people we have to be fair

Even in shia Ghali there are people who are abusing and insulting wives of prophet and saying Aisha RA is in hell. Tell me did Imam Ali AS do this ? Did he abuse and curse the khalifas or wives of prophet?

So , by cursing and abusing , are shias following Ali or are they following Muawiyah ?

I think it's such a conflicted issue that there is no right or wrong answers. We as sunnis have read and believe in the upright characters of the companions of Prophet(PBUH) so for us it is unthinkable that a muslim can curse or abuse those esteemed personalities. But go to shias, they've grown reading different version of history where most companions were against the Prophet's Family, which makes them apprehensive towards those companions leading them to cursing and abusing.

I myself believe these acts of cursing and abusing should absolutely be avoided. We should approach history without bias and emotion. Muslims be they sunni or shia sadly havent yet matured enough to have these sort of civilized discussions.

 

[Madplayer]

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[Gabbar Singh]

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The Focal Person to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Dr. Arsalan Khalid, recently addressed the issue in the presence of representatives of multiple digital media organizations and said that majority of these trends were operating from outside Pakistan.

I suppose you’ve got to admire Pakistani and Indian politicians for their consistency- whenever there is an internal security problem the first thing they do is cry conspiracy and blame it on their neighbour.

 

[Madplayer]

I suppose you’ve got to admire Pakistani and Indian politicians for their consistency- whenever there is an internal security problem the first thing they do is cry conspiracy and blame it on their neighbour.

What about the evidence that is being claimed?

 

[Nostalgic]

Like I said earlier, for the enemy to fan the flames, the flames have to exist. Blaming them for fanning the flames is fine, but we must acknowledge the existence of the flames as well.

 

[Hermoine Green]

Which political parties and leaders have called out the violence and expressed solidarity with the Shia community (other than AWP)?

Can someone please tell me what Imran Khan and PTI's response has been?

Immy has turned out to be a very gutless person. He is always looking to please the right-wingers. All these two-bit politicians need to learn to be selfless like Jibran!

In the last 10 days or so days, at least 4 Shias have been gunned down. But nobody is willing to acknowledge the persecution of minorities in the land of pure.

One should speak if he or she have knowledge about the matter. Just playing blame games won't suit ya. Got it?

Now its coming from a shia whose 2 cousins were gunned down in Kohat (In a medical store, 2 of my cousins gunned down by a killer about 2-3 PM at peshawar chowk, kohat ).

That's purely due to family problems, originated from Ibrahim Zai Area of Hangu. Got it?

Just before 4 days of those 2 cousins murder, they also killed one of the Shia man named as Qaiser in KDA kohat, in his own shop. (you can easily find CCTV footage at youtube) ..

These both families are fighting with each other since last 20 or so years.

So kindly, dont make it Shia Sunni problem, have some shame.

You people are worst like those Shia and Sunni scholars who spread hatred among communities.

Shame on you.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

One should speak if he or she have knowledge about the matter. Just playing blame games won't suit ya. Got it?

Now its coming from a shia whose 2 cousins were gunned down in Kohat (In a medical store, 2 of my cousins gunned down by a killer about 2-3 PM at peshawar chowk, kohat ).

That's purely due to family problems, originated from Ibrahim Zai Area of Hangu. Got it?

Just before 4 days of those 2 cousins murder, they also killed one of the Shia man named as Qaiser in KDA kohat, in his own shop. (you can easily find CCTV footage at youtube) ..

These both families are fighting with each other since last 20 or so years.

So kindly, dont make it Shia Sunni problem, have some shame.

You people are worst like those Shia and Sunni scholars who spread hatred among communities.

Shame on you.

Finally a sane voice.

Like I said before, Shia genocide is NOT happening.
We're still doing our majalis, juloos etc without fear, alhamdulillah.

There's been a few stupid rallies that have tried to fan the flames of sectarianism but the common man ain't buying it. The jahalat of these hate-mongers is now exposed for all to see. Now, everyone knows who wants to start a sectarian bloodbath in Pakistan. I'd say it's a good thing a lot of these supposed "scholars" have now been exposed as intolerant fools.

As for the FIRs and cases against us regarding "tauheen", Allama Sajid Naqvi and Allama Shahenshah Hussain Naqvi have made clear that we have our rights preserved in the constitution and there's no need to panic.

Those who created the trouble from our side have been dealt with. Now it's time for the Sunnis to have some heart and ban all those "muftis" who want us extinct.

 

[Nostalgic]

Finally a sane voice.

Like I said before, Shia genocide is NOT happening.
We're still doing our majalis, juloos etc without fear, alhamdulillah.

There's been a few stupid rallies that have tried to fan the flames of sectarianism but the common man ain't buying it. The jahalat of these hate-mongers is now exposed for all to see. Now, everyone knows who wants to start a sectarian bloodbath in Pakistan. I'd say it's a good thing a lot of these supposed "scholars" have now been exposed as intolerant fools.

As for the FIRs and cases against us regarding "tauheen", Allama Sajid Naqvi and Allama Shahenshah Hussain Naqvi have made clear that we have our rights preserved in the constitution and there's no need to panic.

Those who created the trouble from our side have been dealt with. Now it's time for the Sunnis to have some heart and ban all those "muftis" who want us extinct.

What’s the truth about the story doing he rounds about the Zakir who was barred from speaking based on FIRs by Shia scholars themselves, yet somehow managed to address a gathering where he said something inflammatory and then left the country?

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

What’s the truth about the story doing he rounds about the Zakir who was barred from speaking based on FIRs by Shia scholars themselves, yet somehow managed to address a gathering where he said something inflammatory and then left the country?

Yeah he's running around in the UK after the dressing down that he's got from Shia scholars themselves. Not coming back anytime soon, I think.

 

[Nostalgic]

Yeah he's running around in the UK after the dressing down that he's got from Shia scholars themselves. Not coming back anytime soon, I think.

Do you read much into the conspiracy theories about how he managed to address the majlis in spite of being barred from doing so? I don’t know how these bans are enforced. Could someone hell bent on flouting the ban get away with it, or is it far more difficult than that?

 

[Khan12]

One should speak if he or she have knowledge about the matter. Just playing blame games won't suit ya. Got it?

Now its coming from a shia whose 2 cousins were gunned down in Kohat (In a medical store, 2 of my cousins gunned down by a killer about 2-3 PM at peshawar chowk, kohat ).

That's purely due to family problems, originated from Ibrahim Zai Area of Hangu. Got it?

Just before 4 days of those 2 cousins murder, they also killed one of the Shia man named as Qaiser in KDA kohat, in his own shop. (you can easily find CCTV footage at youtube) ..

These both families are fighting with each other since last 20 or so years.

So kindly, dont make it Shia Sunni problem, have some shame.

You people are worst like those Shia and Sunni scholars who spread hatred among communities.

Shame on you.

He still won't shut up. This should be enough for him to stay quiet. But no he's got a problem with Pakistan and Islam.

 

[Khan12]

Sunni Alims are to be blamed for all of the false fantasy Islamic history they present where everything was rosy, everyone were pious and every relations were healthy in early Islamic era. Im a sunni myself but it's embarrassing how many sunni scholars blatantly lie when it comes to early Islamic history. Baghe Fidaq incident led Lady Fatimah(RA) to be angry against the Caliph and she remained so till her death. Ali(RA) pledged his allegiance to the Caliph after 6 months and after his wife died. There are also hadiths were Prophet in his last days wanted to write something so that muslims would never be divided but Hadrat Umar(RA) objected, questioned the sanity of Prophet(look at the arabic word used in the hadith, many translators have been dishonest and translated the part as inflicted by pain) and claimed Quran to be enough for guidance.

Go forward a few days in history and Fidaq incident happens. Here Quran was sidelined and a hadith took precedence. Abu Bakr(RA) said he heard the Prophet say that messengers and Prohets have no inheritance. Thus rejecting the claim of inheritance of Fatimah(RA) who's claim interestingly is supported by the Quran because according to Quran Prophets did have inheritance.

In a nutshell, the need for sunnis is to have honest and pious scholars and not these jahils and terrorists.

Can you back your claims? We Sunnis are honest with history don't know where you got that from. We have plenty of them of honest scholars.

There are also hadiths were Prophet in his last days wanted to write something so that muslims would never be divided but Hadrat Umar(RA) objected

Do you even know what Shia's make out of this? Plus Muhammed (PBUH) Lived for few days after this and I am sure he could have said what he wanted to write. He (PBUH) would have mentioned it in his final sermon. Seems like you haven't read the Sunni version hence coming to the conclusion of "Sunni Scholars blatantly lie". Taqiyya is not part of Sunni Islam FYI. It a major part of Shia's belief. So don't come here having a go at Sunni about "blatantly lie".

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Do you read much into the conspiracy theories about how he managed to address the majlis in spite of being barred from doing so? I don’t know how these bans are enforced. Could someone hell bent on flouting the ban get away with it, or is it far more difficult than that?

Well, I'm gonna be honest and say that there is an over-enthusiastic rural Punjabi bloc within the Shia muslims that actually really like him. That's why you won't find him addressing much in the big cities. Mostly places in rural Punjab. See, the thing with him is, he's gonna say 100 things right and 2 deceptive things. So its kinda like slow-poison for the subconscious but the mainstream knows who to listen to and who to ignore. The rural folk aren't the brightest and honestly, they're just there to listen to zikr e hussain no matter who does it.

Coming back to the last question, a ban will certainly lose you a whole lot of income and public support as most of it is from the big cities so it's quite the hit on finances and popularity.

All I can say is, just listen to the ones with the black or white amama on their head. Like Maulana Kumail Mehdavi who used to come on ARY Digital during the Ramzan transmissions. I say this because they actually have to be qualified with a degree from a madressa/hawza in Qom to earn that amama.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Can you back your claims? We Sunnis are honest with history don't know where you got that from. We have plenty of them of honest scholars.

There are also hadiths were Prophet in his last days wanted to write something so that muslims would never be divided but Hadrat Umar(RA) objected

Do you even know what Shia's make out of this? Plus Muhammed (PBUH) Lived for few days after this and I am sure he could have said what he wanted to write. He (PBUH) would have mentioned it in his final sermon. Seems like you haven't read the Sunni version hence coming to the conclusion of "Sunni Scholars blatantly lie". Taqiyya is not part of Sunni Islam FYI. It a major part of Shia's belief. So don't come here having a go at Sunni about "blatantly lie".

Btw mate, Taqiyyah is only to preserve a life. Not to be used for fun in speeches.
Taqiyyah is basically concealing your faith if your life is at risk. Common sense really.

Allah isn't that vicious that he'd prefer to get you killed by a fanatic for revealing your faith rather than lying to save your life.

Also we don't "blatantly lie" about history. Allama Shahensha Naqvi shb has a superb 40 minute video showing all the sunni books of history mentioning what Shia scholars narrate on the mimbar. I'd be glad to get an answer for that. Been around 2 years and no replies so far so I'd say we're good

 

[Nostalgic]

Well, I'm gonna be honest and say that there is an over-enthusiastic rural Punjabi bloc within the Shia muslims that actually really like him. That's why you won't find him addressing much in the big cities. Mostly places in rural Punjab. See, the thing with him is, he's gonna say 100 things right and 2 deceptive things. So its kinda like slow-poison for the subconscious but the mainstream knows who to listen to and who to ignore. The rural folk aren't the brightest and honestly, they're just there to listen to zikr e hussain no matter who does it.

Coming back to the last question, a ban will certainly lose you a whole lot of income and public support as most of it is from the big cities so it's quite the hit on finances and popularity.

All I can say is, just listen to the ones with the black or white amama on their head. Like Maulana Kumail Mehdavi who used to come on ARY Digital during the Ramzan transmissions. I say this because they actually have to be qualified with a degree from a madressa/hawza in Qom to earn that amama.

Yup, the ones with the black turbans are Syeds, the ones with the white turbans aren’t. I quite like Jawad Naqvi. Occasionally I’ll listen to Shehenshah Naqvi or Ali Raza Rizvi, who is based in the UK. The latter is charismatic, but can be a bit over the top at times and speaks too rapidly. Jawad Naqvi is far more sedate, and actually now has quite a fan following among Sunnis of my ilk.

 

[Nostalgic]

Well, I'm gonna be honest and say that there is an over-enthusiastic rural Punjabi bloc within the Shia muslims that actually really like him. That's why you won't find him addressing much in the big cities. Mostly places in rural Punjab. See, the thing with him is, he's gonna say 100 things right and 2 deceptive things. So its kinda like slow-poison for the subconscious but the mainstream knows who to listen to and who to ignore. The rural folk aren't the brightest and honestly, they're just there to listen to zikr e hussain no matter who does it.

Coming back to the last question, a ban will certainly lose you a whole lot of income and public support as most of it is from the big cities so it's quite the hit on finances and popularity.

All I can say is, just listen to the ones with the black or white amama on their head. Like Maulana Kumail Mehdavi who used to come on ARY Digital during the Ramzan transmissions. I say this because they actually have to be qualified with a degree from a madressa/hawza in Qom to earn that amama.

I don’t understand how the ban is implemented though. Is it an official ban by the government, or a directive from Shia scholars not to allow the guy to speak at any majlis in Pakistan?

 

[Khan12]

Btw mate, Taqiyyah is only to preserve a life. Not to be used for fun in speeches.
Taqiyyah is basically concealing your faith if your life is at risk. Common sense really.

Allah isn't that vicious that he'd prefer to get you killed by a fanatic for revealing your faith rather than lying to save your life.

Also we don't "blatantly lie" about history. Allama Shahensha Naqvi shb has a superb 40 minute video showing all the sunni books of history mentioning what Shia scholars narrate on the mimbar. I'd be glad to get an answer for that. Been around 2 years and no replies so far so I'd say we're good

I know what Taqiyyah is for. But unfortunately, the shia's or the majority of the shia's believe the can still lie. You might be or your sect of shia might be rightfully be using Taqiyyah the rightful way, but some are waiting for Mehdi to come then they can open up.

 

[Khan12]

Btw mate, Taqiyyah is only to preserve a life. Not to be used for fun in speeches.
Taqiyyah is basically concealing your faith if your life is at risk. Common sense really.

Allah isn't that vicious that he'd prefer to get you killed by a fanatic for revealing your faith rather than lying to save your life.

Also we don't "blatantly lie" about history. Allama Shahensha Naqvi shb has a superb 40 minute video showing all the sunni books of history mentioning what Shia scholars narrate on the mimbar. I'd be glad to get an answer for that. Been around 2 years and no replies so far so I'd say we're good

I will get to that I am yet to get a logical answer to why shia bad mouth Abu Bakr (RA) etc.

Here is the verse. 9:100.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Yup, the ones with the black turbans are Syeds, the ones with the white turbans aren’t. I quite like Jawad Naqvi. Occasionally I’ll listen to Shehenshah Naqvi or Ali Raza Rizvi, who is based in the UK. The latter is charismatic, but can be a bit over the top at times and speaks too rapidly. Jawad Naqvi is far more sedate, and actually now has quite a fan following among Sunnis of my ilk.

Personally, I was a big fan of Allama Talib Johri. You couldn't argue with him because he would start with the Quran and end with the Quran. Nowadays Ali Raza Rizvi, Shahenshah Naqvi and Kumail Mehdavi are the 3 big and popular names among the scholars. They all have their styles but I prefer Ali Raza Rizvi.

Jawad Naqvi is sedate yes but he's not mainstream Shia. More of a neutral but he's controversial and almost like a sect unto himself.

 

[MenInG]

The topic is about persecution of Shia in Pakistan.

Stick to that please. Ideological discussions on this topic go nowhere so my humble request is to give it a rest.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

I don’t understand how the ban is implemented though. Is it an official ban by the government, or a directive from Shia scholars not to allow the guy to speak at any majlis in Pakistan?

Basically a directive from a representative of any of the main Shia schools of thought.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

The topic is about persecution of Shia in Pakistan.

Stick to that please. Ideological discussions on this topic go nowhere so my humble request is to give it a rest.

Surely clearing up the misconceptions can go a long way towards reducing the persecution and bring unity, no?

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

I know what Taqiyyah is for. But unfortunately, the shia's or the majority of the shia's believe the can still lie. You might be or your sect of shia might be rightfully be using Taqiyyah the rightful way, but some are waiting for Mehdi to come then they can open up.

See now that statement is problematic. Don't claim stuff that you can't back up.
Kindly don't tell US what we do. Ask us.

If I wanna know what a Catholic Christian believes in, I'll not ask the Orthodox Protestant. Get my point?

 

[MenInG]

Surely clearing up the misconceptions can go a long way towards reducing the persecution and bring unity, no?

Are you trying to resolve almost 1400 years of conflict by clearing up misconceptions? The attempt to remove persecution of Shia should be a humanitarian affair and not based upon religious conflict.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Are you trying to resolve almost 1400 years of conflict by clearing up misconceptions? The attempt to remove persecution of Shia should be a humanitarian affair and not based upon religious conflict.

So someone calls you a liar and what, you're just supposed to say "Oh yes, quite an honour, thank you" ?

Surely we all have the right to provide one statement in our defence.

 

[Justcrazy]

Are you trying to resolve almost 1400 years of conflict by clearing up misconceptions? The attempt to remove persecution of Shia should be a humanitarian affair and not based upon religious conflict.

The ideological differences will remain , what needs to be done is to make sure that people who instigate such things should be punished straightaway without delay.

The differences exist between sunni sub sects as well.

 

[Khan12]

See now that statement is problematic. Don't claim stuff that you can't back up.
Kindly don't tell US what we do. Ask us.

If I wanna know what a Catholic Christian believes in, I'll not ask the Orthodox Protestant. Get my point?

Back it up shia's practice this it well known. How do do you want me to back it with a survey or something. I can only spwak for myself and my experiences with shia's. As i said your sect may not. To cut the chase short what sect of shia do you follow? Then we can move.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

What about the evidence that is being claimed?

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Blaming it on India is useless.

 

[saeedhk]

One should speak if he or she have knowledge about the matter. Just playing blame games won't suit ya. Got it?

Now its coming from a shia whose 2 cousins were gunned down in Kohat (In a medical store, 2 of my cousins gunned down by a killer about 2-3 PM at peshawar chowk, kohat ).

That's purely due to family problems, originated from Ibrahim Zai Area of Hangu. Got it?

Just before 4 days of those 2 cousins murder, they also killed one of the Shia man named as Qaiser in KDA kohat, in his own shop. (you can easily find CCTV footage at youtube) ..

These both families are fighting with each other since last 20 or so years.

So kindly, dont make it Shia Sunni problem, have some shame.

You people are worst like those Shia and Sunni scholars who spread hatred among communities.

Shame on you.

It was reported in the news as sectarian killings. I want to create problems between communities? I do not need to do that as my countrymen are more than capable of creating divisions and massacring each other. Muslims in Pakistan have been killing each other since Pakistan's inception.

 

[saeedhk]

He still won't shut up. This should be enough for him to stay quiet. But no he's got a problem with Pakistan and Islam.

Whoever speaks the truth in Pakistan is vilified so this is no surprise. You can continue to stick your head in the sand.

 

[KB]

You're right about Shia-Sunni relations being far more cordial before we sold ourselves off to the Saudis. My paternal grandmother was Shia, and there were other inter-sect marriages (now known as Sushi marriages) in the family, and while not the norm, they were nothing more than mild curiosities rather than being perceived as anything scandalous.

I would agree with this.

But we should also perhaps note, as Justin Jones has argued in his excellently researched book, Shi’a Islam in Colonial India, sectarianism in its modern manifestation emerged from the 1880s.

The context here is important. The deepening impress of colonial rule, the shock to Muslims of upper India of what occurred in the aftermath of the Indian rebellion in 1857, forced many Muslims to rethink how a religious life was to be sustained and lived. (In passing, we should remember that the rebellion spelt the end of Shi’a rule in Awadh).

It is in this context, in the absence of Muslim state power, that many worked to build a Muslim society from the bottom up; to mould the conscience of the believer. It was to ground religion firmly in society rather than to rely on state sanction. We see therefore the development of ‘brands’ such as Deobandi or Barelwi. We see a profusion of madrasas - including specifically for the Shi’a community - after 1857. As adherents of these ‘brands’ emphasised the importance of ‘correct’ belief, it became more important to them to distinguish between the different schools of thoughts, to guard ‘their’ boundaries. This was also certainly the case for the Shi’a religious leaders.

Look at the example of the famous madrasa of Lucknow, Firangi Mahal (which went into decline in the twentieth century). During the Nawabi period, though administered by a Sunni family, Justin Jones informs us that Shi’a students attended the school. But after 1857, there was a more pronounced segmentation with Islamic schools becoming more exclusive.

The second point to note, is the emergence of the public sphere, involving an explosion of publications in vernacular languages and intense public debate. Rather than seeking patronage of an elite, as they might have once done, many now looked to rally public opinion. All this results in often acrimonious debate between adherents of the different schools of thought, an injection of emotion, an emphasis on fiery oratory. From this result a more lively ritualism that develops around Muharram. There is a hardening of boundaries: though they had once participated in Muhrram together, increasingly Sunnis began to organise their Muharram processions separately. Altercation, argument, even violence, increase.

Two points can be made about religious authority. On the one hand, authority no longer vests just with an individual but becomes associated with belonging to particular ‘brands’ or sects. On the other hand, with the emergence of public arenas in the colonial period, authority can now be claimed by those who have public backing. Think of Khatib-e-Azam - Sayyid Sibte Hasan. Though not in fact a mujtahid, he was treated as one because of the public acclaim he achieved.

Flowing from this, the attempt to prove one’s authority in itself contributed greatly to the development of modern sectarianism. Indeed Jones stresses inner conflicts within the sects themselves. So he says, “while Shi‘a–Sunni arguments received all the contemporaneous comment and press attention, they were in fact frequently something of a smokescreen for competition, or even conflict, within Shi‘ism itself.” The same no doubt applies for many Sunnis who engaged in polemical religious debate. It became a more “crowded religious marketplace” and debates were often about the desire to “consolidate their own positions of internal leadership through the vituperation of manufactured external communities.”

I think much of this - efforts to bolster one’s authority in a “crowded religious marketplace” - still offers part of the explanation for the contemporary sectarianism in Pakistan.

 

[KB]

The claxon has been sounded for the focus to shift from Ahmedi’s to Shia’s.

Though of course there are multiple factors that need to be considered when examining sectarianism in Pakistan: the longer history of modern sectarianism, the competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the nature of Zia’s ‘Islamisation’ project, the class dimensions of sectarian conflict at least with reference to Jhang, the decline of Islamic modernism, the impact of the outflow of migration to the Gulf and its return, and the struggle within the ranks of Shia’s and Sunnis themselves.

But in the context of the quote above, it is worth noting that many members of Sipah-i Sahaba had played a role in earlier anti-Ahmadi movements. The Sipah-i Sahaba - which came into being in 1985 and is now banned - was known for it anti-Shi’a rhetoric and certainly the precedent of the Pakistan state declaring Ahmadis as constitutionally non-Muslim, would have encouraged them to pursue a similar outcome for the Shi’a.

 

[MenInG]

LAHORE - Inspector General of Police (IGP), Punjab Inam Ghani said that best arrangements should be made for the security of A-category processions and Majalis in all districts of the province by effective use of available resources and modern technology on the occasion of Chehlum Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S). The officers themselves should go out in the field and continue to inspect the security arrangements. He further said that snipers should be deployed on the roofs of buildings coming in the way of Majalis and processions while no mourner should be allowed to enter the procession without checking with metal detectors, walk-through gates and searches. He further said that under the comprehensive strategy for the security of pilgrims and devotees on the annual Urs of Hazrat Usman Ali Hajveri (R.A), senior officers should formulate security plans under personal supervision and traffic management with security arrangements during Raiwind Tablighi Ijtema.

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He further said that preparations should be started for the security arrangements for the scheduled Pak-Zimbabwe cricket series in Multan and Rawalpindi so that the process of revival of international cricket in Pakistan could be further strengthened and the spectators could fully enjoy the cricket matches.

He stressed that there is no compromise on free registration of FIR as not registering FIR of any crime is tantamount to aiding the oppressor till the original crime of the province is known and the resources required for crime prevention can’t be estimated.

IG Punjab commended DIG Operations Lahore Ashfaq Khan for his excellent performance and also appreciated the performance of RPOs and DPOs of Okara, Lodhran, Faisalabad and Sahiwal.

He further said that the accused in crimes like robbery, theft and drug trafficking who are given bail soon, the District Assessment Committees should carefully review their cases and determine the reasons for granting bail to the accused so that these shortcomings can be controlled.

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At the same time, follow up of these cases and close monitoring of the accused coming on bail should be ensured so that fear remains in the hearts of the accused and they consider it better for them to stay away from crimes.

He further said that special attention should be paid to close follow-up for accounting of guarantors giving fake bonds and strict action should not be delayed against those who give guarantees like professional touts, fake registries and papers.

He further said that RPOs and DPOs should spend maximum time in their offices so that the citizens can easily reach them and they do not have to wait for meeting.

He further said that the cases of those responsible for escaping from police custody should be scrutinized in the last three years and those who were found guilty in the inquiry should be given a detailed report within 15 days by the Additional IG IAB.

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He further said that priority measures should be taken to prevent incidents of abuse of women and children and such cases should be brought to a logical conclusion as soon as possible through effective use of modern technology including forensic science and geo-fencing so that justice is served to the affected families.

The process of providing justice can be expedited. He further said that after receiving the call on 15, the time of arrival of the police team at the crime scene would be considered as response time, while regardless of the increase in the number of accused, there should be no delay in declaring the accused in the category of proclaimed offenders.

He further said that zero tolerance should be shown on killings in police custody, violence, corruption and abuse of power by police and strict departmental and legal action should not be delayed against those responsible.

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He issued these instructions to all the command officers of the province during a video link RPOs, CPOs and DPOs conference at the Central Police Office on Friday.

During the conference, IG Punjab was briefed that 393 processions and 697 Majalis would be held across the province on the occasion of Imam Hussain’s (RA) Chehlum for the security of which more than 35,000 police officers, 4,010 police national volunteers and 8,657 volunteers would perform security duties including 349 Gazette Officers.

Other personnel including 631 inspectors, 1,755 sub-inspectors, 2,646 ASIs, 2,245 head constables and 26,838 constables will be involved while 300 walk-through gates, 7,000 metal detectors and 2251 CCTV cameras will be installed for the protection of mourners.

Search sweep, combing and intelligence based operations should be carried out regularly in sensitive installations, densely populated areas and crime hotspots while senior officers should formulate a security plan under personal supervision and ensure its implementation through effective monitoring and inspection.

He further said that police teams should be on high alert for the protection of devotees coming from different cities of the country in Lahore on the occasion of the annual Urs of Hazrat Usman Ali Hajveri, whereas senior officers should formulate and ensure effective monitoring and inspection.

He further said that police crackdown should be intensified to prevent other crimes including robbery, murder and kidnapping for ransom and performance reports of police teams should also be sent to the Central Police Office regularly.

All RPOs, CPOs and DPOs of the province including CCPO Lahore participated in the video link conference while Additional IG IAB Azhar Hameed Khokhar, MD Safe City Additional IG Rao Sardar, Additional IG Investigation Fayyaz Ahmed Dev, Additional IG Special Branch Zaeem Iqbal Sheikh, DIG IT Waqas Nazir, DIG Operations Sohail Akhtar Sukhera and other officers were also present.

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