Funeral prayers of Machka carnage police martyrs offered at the Sadiq Shaheed Police Lines in Rahim Yar Khan
RAHIM YAR KHAN, August 23 (SABAH): The funeral prayers of Machka carnage police martyrs was offered at the Sadiq Shaheed Police Lines in Rahim Yar Khan on Friday. After the funeral prayers the dead bodies of the 12 police martyred personnel were sent to their respective areas for burial.
The funeral prayers were attended by Interior Minister Senator Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Punjab Home Secretary Noorul Amin Mengal, DG Rangers Punjab Atif bin Akram, IG Punjab Police Dr. Muhammad Usman Anwar, Additional IG South Punjab Kamran Khan, Additional IG CTD Wasim Ahmed Sial, Additional IG Elite Force Waqar Abbasi, Additional IG Special Branch Zulfiqar Hameed, Advisor to CM Punjab Brigadier (retd) Babar, DIG Sukkur Pir Muhammad Shah, DPO Rahim Yar Khan Imran Ahmed Malik, Deputy Commissioner Rahim Yar Khan Khurram Parvez, DPO Rajan Pur Dost Muhammad Khosa, high police officials and a large number of local people.
Three martyred police personnel belong to minority community. The guard of honor was presented to all the martyrs.
Meanwhile Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has announced to award ‘Tamgha-e-Shujaat’ to the martyred police personnel in Machka incident.
Talking to media at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan on Friday, he said Federal Government will extend all kind of support to the Punjab Police in fight against gangsters and dacoits. Mohsin Naqvi said all those responsible for this attack will be brought to justice.
Interior Minister also visited Police Lines Rahim Yar Khan to express solidarity with the Punjab Police. He offered funeral prayers of the twelve martyred police personnel and prayed for their high ranks in Jannah.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister presided over a meeting at Lounge of Rahim Yar Khan Airport. Punjab Police, Rangers Punjab and Sindh Police briefed him about the Machka incident.
Mohsin Naqvi stressed to equip police force with latest weapons to deal with miscreants of Katcha with iron hands. Interior Minister directed to launch coordinated operation against the miscreants to eliminate them. He said that operation will be continued will the elimination of the last dacoit.