Inspector General of Police (Islamabad) Aftab Ahmad Cheema has been allegedly removed from his post for not accepting government’s order to crackdown on protesters in the federal capital.
According to the Ministry of Interior, acting charge of IG federal capital territory has been given to DIG Headquarters Khalid Khattak.
According to sources, the government had ordered police to arrest Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri. Afterwards, IG Islamabad Aftab Cheema had directed police to avoid torture on the long march participants.
As the news regarding IG Islamabad’s replacement surfaced, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi claimed police have launched crackdown on PTI workers.
