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Pakistan Blasphemy
File image of Attock DPO Shoaib Mehmood by Attock Police on Twitter (@AttockDpo)

Pakistan: Two policemen sacked from service in Attock for uploading ‘blasphemous’ post

| @indiablooms | Feb 01, 2022, at 03:05 am

Attock, Pakistan: Police in the Attock region of Pakistan on Saturday sacked two policemen for allegedly posting blasphemous and derogatory remarks against a companion of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) on their Facebook pages, media reports said.

After an outcry on social media, the Attock city police registered a case against the policemen under Section 298-A and started investigation, reports The Dawn.

Attock DPO Shoaib Mehmood removed the two policemen from their service.

The policemen were removed after they were found guilty in a departmental inquiry.

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