SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Punjab Police is famous for its brutal torture. Several incidents of Police torture have been reported. Despite tall claims of government officials and police high-ups after the Model Town incident as well as baton charged on disabled/blind protesters in December that police will protect the citizens and developed good relation with them in the future, the police once again broke its record of brutality when the Bhati Gate police baton charged schoolchildren, their parents and school staff who were protesting for acceptance of their demands. A large numbers of schoolchildren of government Islamia High School Bhati Gate, their parents and school staff staged a protest demonstration to press the school, education department and government functionaries to fulfill their demands. The incident is still afresh in the minds while Punjab Police has committed another show of brutality when it scuffled with Blind protesters outside Punjab Assembly. “The protesters had been staging a sit-in since yesterday on the stairs of the Punjab Assembly to remind the provincial government of its promise to ensure their quota in government jobs and regularisation of their service” reported Dawn.
Despite tall claims by Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, no action has been taken against the Police officials.The sole reason is that PML-N government is famous for its Thana and Kechehri culture. There is report that even the SHO’s of police stations are placed on the directions of Chief Minister. It is time to shun old bad ways of politics. Using police to further political interests would bring a bad name to Chief Minister and PML-N both. It is high time that CM take action against culprits responsible for beating and scuffling with blind protesters.
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