PESHAWAR
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Moazzam Jah Ansari has directed all Regional Police Officers (RPOs) and District Police Officers (DPOs) across the province to take effective measures for prevention of aerial firing on Eid night and during Eidul Fitre festival in their respective regions and districts.
In an official communiqué issued to police officers here on Tuesday, the KP police chief said that our religion teaches peace, harmony and brotherhood while aerial firing is an un-Islamic and illegal act.
The directives further maintain that unprovoked firing not only endangers precious lives, rather also creates fear and harassment among peaceful masses.
It has explained that the salvation and betterment of the society require eradication of the menace like aerial firing as it can hurt anyone and also render someone maim for the whole life.
In the order the police authorities have been reminded that the provision of protection to people atop the responsibilities of the police force. Therefore, they should play their due professional role for the prevention of social evils like aerial firing particularly on the occasion of eid night (chandraat) and Eidul Fitre.
RPOs and DPOs have also been directed for taking general public, political and social organizations into confidence for carrying out a special campaign against the bad practice in their areas of jurisdiction to highlight bad impacts of the deadly tradition of aerial firing.
The police authorities have been further directed to take indiscriminate action against those involved in aerial firing and in case of any complaint regarding aerial firing, the concerned Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPOs) and Station House Officers (SHOs) will also face stern action.
