Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz orders actions against police misconduct

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has initiated disciplinary and criminal proceedings against Sub-Inspector Awais Arshad following allegations that he slapped a citizen during a hotel verification process. The officer has been arrested, suspended from service, and issued a departmental charge sheet to ensure accountability and protect citizen rights.

In a separate incident involving police resource management, the Chief Minister transferred the Deputy Commissioner of Jhang after a PeraForce vehicle was observed traveling within the protocol convoy of MPA Saqib Chadhar. The incident has sparked criticism regarding the excessive use of public police resources for the personal security and status of elected officials, which critics argue stretches the provincial police force thin and diverts officers from their primary mandate of protecting the general public.