Pakistan Army Captain arrested in Islamabad
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ISLAMABAD - Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) administration has lodged an FIR against an army captain and 11 other students for allegedly trying to enter campus armed, and beating up a security guard last month, Express Tribune has reported.
The army official, who has been identified as Captain Waqas in the FIR, was taken into custody by the Secretariat police on September 29, when the incident occurred, and later handed over to the Military Police (MP) along with a pistol seized from him.
According to the FIR, on September 29, a group of students in a speeding car had crashed into a gate of the university campus and scuffled with the security guard.
The group, which was armed had “badly beaten” the security guard who was rescued by passers-by, the FIR stated.
The QAU security staff had immediately contacted the police and sought help at that time. On October 8, the admin formally lodged an FIR against the 12 accused, which include the army officer and 11 other currently-enrolled students.
The FIR states that the students were armed, they misbehaved with the security staff and ran away when the police showed up.
“An army captain was also among the people,” a police officer said. “He was carrying a pistol. We recorded a report about the incident and later handed him over to the military police along with his pistol.”
He said the captain, whom he identified as Captain Shahidzada, was a former student of the university and had come there to meet friends.
