The `Namaz-i-Janaza’ of two policemen identified as Muhammad Khan and Arif, was held at the Garden Police Headquarters on Friday.
They were killed in firing by unidentified gunmen during snap checking in Ittehad Town here, says a police statement on Friday. It said that the Namaz-i-Janaza was attended among others by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sindh, Mushtaq Ahmed Shah, Additional IG Sindh, Falak Khurshid, and Additional IG Karachi, Akhtar Hussain Gorchani.
The IGP Mushtaq Shah told newsmen on the occasion that maintenance of law and order and protection of the lives and property of the people is the prime responsibility of the police.
He said that action against the criminals would continue for combating the crimes. The IGP paid rich tributes to the two policemen who laid down their lives while performing their of duty. He said that the heirs of the Shaheed policemen would be extended the due assistance by the police department including job to a family member.
