Rawalpindi: Punjab police warned its officials who do not express “offensive opinions” about the State using their personal social media accounts.
“After it was discovered that some police officers were using their personal social media accounts to express highly offensive opinions about the state of Pakistan, government departments and law enforcement agencies, the Division Police Chiefs at Punjab have been ordered to strictly monitor it and take strict legal measures against those responsible,” said a directive issued by the additional branch of the additional branch of the additional branch of the additional branch of the additional branch of the additional branch of the additional branch. Police.
Practice constitutes professional behavior, therefore, strict departmental measures against those responsible must be taken, he said.
The AIG ordered all Regional Police officers (RPO), including Rawalpindi RPO Babar Sarfraz Alpa, and the city police officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Hamdani to guarantee the implementation of the effective monitoring of the social media accounts of the police personnel in their respective areas.
The directive also said: “In case it was discovered that any police officer raised inappropriate videos, post, illegal content or any material or comment against the police or government departments, the RPO will take strict departmental measures against responsible personnel.”
“It is not allowed to share illegal content against the State, legal and governmental institutions and law enforcement agencies on social media platforms.” The directive also said that in February of this year, the authorities in question had already issued a directive to the Police throughout the province of Punjab regarding the standard operational procedure (SPO) for the surveillance of said content.
Posted in Dawn, March 15, 2025
