Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi has said that Afghan Government confirmed on Wednesday the death of SP Tahir Khan Dawar, who had been kidnapped from Islamabad and taken there.
Making a statement over the incident, he said culprits behind this heinous crime will be taken to task.
He said Tahir Khan Dawar was kidnapped from Islamabad and shifted to Afghanistan via Mianwali and Bannu.
The Minister of State said an FIR was registered in Ramna Police Station, Islamabad on 28th of the November regarding disappearance of the martyred police officer.
He said the previous government had installed about 1,800 cameras in the federal capital under safe city project, but unfortunately, over 600 of them are non-functional.
He said not a single camera is able to capture recognizable pictures of vehicles and dubious people. He urged the House to initiate an inquiry into the safe city project.
The House also offered fateha for the departed soul of martyred SP Tahir Khan Dawar.
Senators paid rich tributes to SP Tahir Khan Dawar and demanded of the government to unearth the mystery behind this incident.
Earlier, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani in his ruling asked Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain to tender apology for the harsh language he used against opposition members in yesterday’s sitting of the House.
He said the members should refrain from using harsh language against their fellow senators. Taking the floor Leader of House Shibli Faraz said that running business of the house is responsibility of both the treasury and the opposition benches.
The opposition parties also staged walk out from the house over remarks of Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary.