Particle.news

Download on the App Store

ANP Chief Rejects KP Police Protection as Karachi SIU Kills Most-Wanted Suspect

A public rebuke of state protection underscores fraught security optics.

Overview

  • KP authorities said 12 police personnel were assigned for Aimal Wali Khan on the chief minister’s direction, with four in Islamabad and eight at his Wali Bagh residence in Charsadda.
  • Aimal Wali Khan dismissed the move as a “drama” and said he requires no government security, and KP spokesman Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif offered to personally provide protection.
  • Karachi’s Special Investigation Unit reported killing suspect Ehtishamuddin, linked to the Samad Kathia extortion gang, noting more than 13 cases against him and no police injuries.
  • Rain fell across Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, Buffer Zone, North Karachi, Orangi Town and Baldia Town, and power to North Nazimabad Block G was suspended as showers began.
  • Islamabad Police said an audio clip circulating on social media about Kashmiris and attributed to police is fake.