IG Islamabad penalized by Islamabad High Court

IG Islamabad penalized by Islamabad High Court

ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thurs­day imposed a fine ofRs 25,000 on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad in a caseseeking removal of Dr Shireen Mazari’s name from the Exit Control List(ECL).

Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, in a three-page order, ob­served that theIGP had been directed on Au­gust 2, to file comments within one week butthe same were not submit­ted. Similarly, the IGP did not submit answer tothe notices issued on August 10, and then August 29.

Therefore, the court was imposing fine worth Rs 25,000 on him, and askedhim to pay the said amount to the petitioner before the next hearing.