ISLAMABAD: In the wake of the killing of local PML-N leader Ishtiaq Abbasi in Pandorian—an area under the jurisdiction of Khanna Police Station—Islamabad’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ali Nasir Rizvi has initiated an internal clean-up operation targeting officers suspected of ties to drug trafficking networks.
The move comes after preliminary departmental reports revealed potential links between certain police personnel and drug dealers operating in the capital. As a result, 13 officers have been dismissed from service, including the former Station House Officer (SHO) of Khanna Police Station.
According to police sources, those removed include:
- Sub-Inspector Qasim Zia (former SHO, Khanna Police Station)
- Sub-Inspector Talat Mehmood (Golra Police Station)
- ASI Muhammad Ajmal
- Waqas Idrees (Moharrar, Noon Police Station)
- Qazi Azhar (Driver, Secretariat Police Station)
- Muhammad Ishaq (Head Constable, Secretariat Police Station)
- Zahid Khan (Constable, Bhara Kahu Police Station)
- Imran (Constable, Tarnol Police Station; currently stationed at Police Lines)
- Ahsan Farooq (Constable, Karachi Company Police Station)
- Sajid (Driver Constable, Sangjani Police Station)
- Naveed Butter (Moharrar, Lohi Bher Police Station)
- Nadeem and Syed Nazim Abbas (Constables, Khanna Police Station)
The dismissals follow allegations that the officers were either supporting or maintaining communication with drug dealers active in their respective areas.
IGP Rizvi launched the internal inquiry immediately after Abbasi’s murder, which was reportedly linked to his vocal stance against drug trafficking. In addition to the departmental investigation, Rizvi directed all district police officers to carry out an intensified crackdown on narcotics networks across Islamabad.
The dismissals follow allegations that the officers were either supporting or maintaining communication with drug dealers active in their respective areas.
IGP Rizvi launched the internal inquiry immediately after Abbasi’s murder, which was reportedly linked to his vocal stance against drug trafficking. In addition to the departmental investigation, Rizvi directed all district police officers to carry out an intensified crackdown on narcotics networks across Islamabad.
