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LHC directs Punjab police to review character certificate formats
— Lahore High Court issued strict notice to police not to change the records of police character certificates despite court decisions and ordered IGP Punjab Police to update the format of certificate immediately.
The court has said distinct character certificate forms should be developed for convicted and acquitted persons to guarantee that innocent people are not unjustly stamped with a criminal record.
The court heard a petition for contempt of court filed by the petitioner Mubashir. Inspector General Punjab Police and DIG IT Mansoor-ul-Haq appeared before the court.
During the course of proceedings, counsel for the petitioner pointed out that despite his client being acquitted in a criminal matter, his name was not expunged from the police criminal record, even though the court had ordered the correction of the record.
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The petition requested contempt proceedings against DIG Mansoor-ul-Haq and other concerned officers for not complying with the legal instructions.
The court, in its opinion during the hearing, stated that the present structure of police character certificate is not desirable as for guilty persons and those acquitted or not convicted, separate certificates are to be provided so that acquitted persons are not shown as criminals.
The Inspector General told the court that the police character certificate system is totally automated. The court ordered the authorities to produce a separate pro forma for criminal offenders and circulate it to DPOs across the province for the prompt rectification of records as per the directives of the court.
The court asked the Inspector General to make required adjustments in the formats of police character certificates and suspended the further hearing of the matter till July 6.
The Punjab government has decided to celebrate Basant next year with the traditional kite-flying event being held in February instead of January.
In this regard, Punjab Home Department and the district administration have prepared a draft plan for Basant in Lahore next year.
The festival has been rescheduled to February and the final date will be revealed after the consent of the provincial government, sources added.
Preparations will be mindful of last year’s experience and preparations. Permission for kite, string and other associated manufacturing operations is also likely to be given soon while laws and regulations governing kite flying will be completed before the festival.
Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani called Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar last nite.
Foreign Minister Al Zayani thanked DPM Dar on signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. He also said he would visit Pakistan soon.
Dar appreciated Dr. Al Zayani’s interest to visit Pakistan and thanked him for his good sentiments.
He emphasised Pakistan’s strong commitment to promote dialogue and diplomacy to achieve peace and stability in the region and beyond.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will demand that Iran pay compensation for “all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded,” in response to Iran seeking compensation for the damages it has incurred from US and Israeli attacks.
Trump’s social media post came after Iran said over the weekend it was nearing a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the US must meet conditions including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened.
“It is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also referenced and claimed compensation from Iran for the October 2000 deadly bombing of the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole at a Yemeni port.
The FBI has attributed that bombing, which killed 17 sailors and wounded more than three dozen others, to al Qaeda.
Trump added that Tehran should also pay compensation to the families of the thousands of people during anti-government protests in January, Iran’s worst domestic unrest since the era of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Rights groups say the Iranian government has continued to crack down on opponents during the war.
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