- PML-N’s Khurram Nawaz chairs committee on inside assembly.
- IG Rizvi informs lawmakers in regards to the safety challenges confronted.
- Rizvi says he intends no disrespect, affirms respect for committee.
ISLAMABAD: The Nationwide Meeting Standing Committee on Inside assembly on Monday turned heated as Committee Chairman Khurram Nawaz and Islamabad Inspector Normal (IG) Nasir Rizvi engaged in a tense verbal alternate.
Throughout a briefing, IG Rizvi detailed the safety challenges confronted within the capital, reporting that within the first week of October alone, 31 law enforcement officials have been injured, and one was martyred in varied incidents. Over the previous 11 months, police have offered safety for 348 VVIP actions.
IG Rizvi shared information revealing that from January to November 7, 2024, Islamabad registered 2,773 road crimes, obtained 3,897 theft and carjacking stories on the emergency helpline, and 1,593 theft instances have been reported.
He additionally highlighted the town’s surveillance capabilities with 3,352 AI cameras and 568 fibre-optic cameras monitoring exercise.
The alternate turned tense when Chairman Nawaz criticised the authority’s leniency as he claimed that dacoits solely get two to 4 months in jail and added that the general public avoids testifying in opposition to criminals.
At one level, Nawaz, a lawmaker from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), interrupted IG Rizvi, who responded by questioning whether or not he ought to chorus from answering questions.
The chairman then questioned the IG’s perceived angle, asserting, “IG sahib, Islamabad police stations really feel unsafe even to enter.”
In response, IG Rizvi requested if this was an official statement, which Nawaz affirmed. The alternate escalated additional, with committee member Syed Hamid Raza, admonishing IG Rizvi’s tone.
Chairman Nawaz even remarked that if the IG wasn’t in uniform, he would have been faraway from the assembly, as even ministers and secretaries don’t converse in such a way.
IG Rizvi later clarified that he supposed no disrespect, affirming his respect for the committee. The committee’s assembly was subsequently adjourned till Tuesday.