Islamabad IGP orders inquiry after officials ‘extort’ money from citizen

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police chief has ordered a departmental inquiry after a resident of Tarlai informed the Inspector General of Police Ali Nasir Rizvi that police officials extorted money from him by threatening to implicate him in a false case.

Haji Liaquat Ali Mughal, who identified as chairman of a local community organisation, approached the police chief at an open court held at the IGP office to share his ordeal and demand the money back from the police. He also submitted a written...