Model Town tragedy: Prime suspect SPU Tariq Aziz appointed DPO Sargodha
The Punjab government has appointed SPU Tariq Aziz, the main suspect of the Model Town tragedy, as DPO Sargodha
The Punjab government has appointed SPU Tariq Aziz, the main suspect of the Model Town tragedy, as DPO Sargodha while making large-scale appointments and transfers in the police department.
Almost 8 years have passed since Model Town’s tragedy, but the martyrs’ families were still waiting for justice. On June 17, 2014, Tahirul Qadri’s institute Minhaj-ul-Quran was attacked by the police, the police used tear gas and gun firing indiscriminately, resulting in the martyrdom of 14 innocent people while more than 80 were injured.
Two women were also martyred as a result of brutal police firing, identified as Tanzeela Amjad and Shazia Murtaza. This police attack was supervised by Tariq Aziz, who has been appointed DPO Sargodha by IG Punjab Government Faisal Shahkar yesterday.
It should be noted that on August 7, a former federal minister and PTI senior leader Fawad Chaudhry said during a press conference that Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi had decided to take action on the Model Town tragedy report.
While Imran Khan, despite assuming the Prime Minister’s Office, could neither give justice to the families of the Model Town martyrs nor stop the appointments of the officers named in the Model Town case to high government posts.
Inspector General Police (IGP) Punjab issued orders for the appointment and transfer of 8 senior police officers including 3 DPOs yesterday.
Additional Director Administration SPU Tariq Aziz has been posted as DPO Sargodha while DPO Sargodha Bilal Zafar Shaikh has been posted as Additional Director SPU.
On the orders of IG Punjab Faisal Shahkar, the services of DPO Okara Muhammad Hasan Iqbal have been handed over to Intelligence Bureau while SP Investigation Okara Khalid Mahmood Tabasim has been given additional charge of DPO Okara.
Awaiting posting, Dr Fahad Ahmed has been posted as DPO Jhelum.
DSP Internal Accountability Branch Sargodha Nilufar Hayat has been posted as SDPO Bhalwal while SDPO Bhalwal Muhammad Nawaz has been directed to report to the CPO office.
DPO Jhelum Aamir Khan Niazi has been directed to report to Central Police Office.