High level inquiry committee appointed by CPO to probe attack on GHQ.

Rawalpindi -- The city police chief appointed a 7: member High: Level Committee to probe the attack on GHQ by violent mob of Pakistan Tehreek: e: Insaaf (PTI) during protests against arrest of former premier Imran Khan on May 9, informed sources on Saturday.

The committee will be headed by Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation Zunaira Azfar while comprised SDPO Cannt Circle, SDPO City Circle, SHOs of Police Stations RA Bazaar, Westrige, Civil Lines and Incharge Investigation Support Unit (ISU), they said.

The inquiry committee was tasked with determining which elements were involved in attacking the GHQ on May 9.

The committee has been directed to use all the technical support and human intelligence to trace out the miscreants involved in storming into GHQ, rioting and arson.

The inquiry committee will submit its report to the Rawalpindi police chief Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani but was not released to the public, sources said.

Inspector Sajjad Ul Hassan, the spokesman of Rawalpindi police, when contacted, confirmed that high level inquiry committe was appointed by the City Police Officer Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani to probe attack on GHQ.

It may be noted that officials of PS RA Bazaar had booked former Punjab Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja along with 300 unknown persons on terrorism charges for launching an attack on GHQ and chanting slogans against the state institutions during a protest against arrest of PTI Chief Imran Khan in a corruption case by NAB.

Also, police registered FIRs against more than 1300 leaders and...

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