IGP warns capital police that any official found sharing information with media would be dismissed from service . IGP order also bars officials from giving interviews . Earlier the capital police highups had made several attempts to prevent information being shared with beat reporters .
Many officers were of the view that the police chiefs move was aimed at hiding data about the rising crime rate in Islamabad . There is no law in the country that supports the order of the police chief it is a violation of the Right of Access to Information Act the police officials said adding dismissal from service was a major penalty only given in cases of gross misconduct like financial corruption and criminal negligence .
For this the chief could himself face the same fate. A Police Pubic Relation Branch PRB was established in July which was aimed to favour and oblige media persons on the pretext of honouring them in response to their contribution to entertaining news given to them by the department, only the officers said the officers say .
A Police PRB has been established in June 2013. Earlier the Capital Police Highups had tried to prevent sharing information to beat reporters from the beat reporters with information being given to the beat journalists. Earlier this year the capital Police Highways had made attempts to avoid sharing information from beat reporters.
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