Islamabad policeman Hamid Shah embraces martyrdom after sustaining injuries in weekend clashes; funeral prayer offered at D-Chowk

ISLAMABAD, Oct 06 (SABAH): A police officer injured during a protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has died while receiving treatment in the hospital. According to police reports, Hamid Shah sustained severe injuries at the 26 Number Chungi location and was transferred to PIMS Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The funeral prayer of Hamid Shah was offered at the D-Chowk in Islamabad, which was attended by Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, IG Islamabad Police Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi and other officials.

Abdul Hamid Shah had joined the Islamabad police in 1988 and was a resident of Abbottabad. He was set to retire in just three months after completing his service.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow over the martyrdom of a policeman, Abdul Hameed, who lost his life due to stone pelting by PTI protesters in Islamabad. The Prime Minister prayed for the elevation in status of the martyr and offered condolences to his family.

Condemning the incident, Shehbaz Sharif said PTI has always adopted the path of violence under the guise of protest. He said the same political party attacked the PTV building and broke the gate of Parliament House in the past. The Prime Minister directed to bring the culprits to justice.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed his condolences to the family of Shah. He instructed the Inspector General of Police (IG) Islamabad to arrest the miscreants who tortured Hameed, according to a statement on X by the Ministry of Interior. “We stand with the family in their hour of grief,” the statement said, adding that the family of the martyred will be looked after.