Islamabad (August 30, 2018): Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has taken suo motu notice of the transfer of DPO Pakpattan reportedly on the orders of Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar after a row with Khawar Maneka, former husband of the first lady.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by CJP will hear the suo motu case on Friday, August 31.
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The SC has summoned Pakpattan DPO Rizwan Umar Gondal, Inspector General Punjab Police Kaleem Imam, and the Regional Police Officer in the personal capacity.
DPO Transferred Issue
According to the media reports from police sources, the district police officer (DPO) Rizwan Gondal of Pakpattan was reportedly transferred after he intercepted Khawar Maneka, former husband of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife, for speeding. Gondal tried to stop Khawar at a checkpoint on August 23 but he did not stop. However, they chased his vehicle and managed to intercept him. The ex-husband of the first lady misbehaved with the police and hurled expletives at them when they stopped him.
Later, Gondal and the Regional Police Officer were summoned by Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his 7-Club Road office and told to go to Maneka’s Dera (village outhouse) and apologise to him. The DPO refused to tender the pressured apology to Khawar, saying the police was not at fault over intercepting him.
Gondal was then notified as OSD by the Punjab Inspector General of Police Syed Kaleem Imam, reportedly for refusing to seek an apology from Khawar.
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