IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan pays tribute to martyrs of Charing Cross Mall Road on fifth Martyrdom Day

IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan pays tribute to martyrs of Charing Cross Mall Road on fifth Martyrdom Day
All the martyrs including DIG Captain (Retd) Syed Ahmed Mubeen and SSP Zahid Mahmood Gondal are real gems of  department.  Rao Sardar Ali Khan
The blood and sacrifices of hundreds of martyrs of Punjab Police are included in maintaining stability in  country and maintaining law and order in the society.  Rao Sardar Ali Khan
The graves of DIG Capt (retd) Syed Ahmed Mubeen and SSP Zahid Mahmood Gondal were saluted by well-armed police.  Flowers were laid and Fateha was offered for the elevation of ranks.

Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan has said that the officers and personnel who were martyred in the Charing Cross Mall Road blast are real gems of  police department.  He said that the martyrs were martyred on duty for the convenience of  citizens and protection of their lives and property . They  set an eternal example of dutifulness.  Rao Sardar Ali Khan said that Punjab Police would never forget the everlasting sacrifices of its martyrs and would always be committed to protect the lives and property of  people by continuing  great mission of the martyrs.  He further said that being  Chief of Punjab Police,  best welfare of  families of martyrs is one of my top priorities and we will continue to take preferential steps in this regard.  He expressed these views while paying homage to martyrs on the completion of five years of the Charing Cross tragedy.

DIG Capt (retd) Syed Ahmed Mubeen Shaheed, SSP Zahid Mehmood Gondal and five others were martyred in a suicide blast at Charing Cross, Mall Road Lahore on the evening of 13 February 2017.  The martyrs include wireless operator ASI Muhammad Amin and four young head constables of Elite Force Ismatullah and constables Muhammad Aslam, Irfan Mahmood and Nadeem Tanveer.  On the fifth anniversary of the martyrs, District Police Officer Mandi Bahauddin Anwar Saeed Kangra saluted at the grave of SSP Zahid Mehmood Shaheed in his native village Sunda in Miana Gondal police station area on the fifth anniversary of  martyrs and  laid  floral wreaths and prayed  for elevation of ranks.  DPO Mandi Bahauddin said that the death of the martyr is the life of the nation. SSP Zahid Gondal Shaheed sacrificed his life in a terror attack for sake of safety of his nation and made police department proudful.

On the occasion of  fifth anniversary of the Mall Road tragedy,  Lahore Police continued to pay homage to the martyrs.   Lahore Police Chief, Additional IG Fayyaz Ahmed Dev visited the grave of martyred DIG Capt (retd) Syed Ahmed Mubeen at Cavalry Ground Cemetery . CCPO Lahore  was  accompanied by CTO Lahore Muntazer Mehdi,SPs, senior traffic officers and personnel.   The mother of martyred DIG Capt (retd) Syed Ahmed Mubeen along with other relatives also visited the grave of her beloved martyred son. CCPO Lahore laid a floral wreath his grave and offered  Fateha for  elevation of the ranks of martyr.  When the mother of martyred Captain (retd) Ahmed Mubeen offered special prayers for her son, every eye was filled with grief.   CCPO Lahore while talking to media personnel said that a martyr never dies , he is  present right now , every martyr of Lahore Police is shining in our hearts like bright stars.  The unparalleled services of the martyrs are a beacon for the entire force.

(Handout No. 93)

Osama Mehmood
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police 

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Press Release Date: 
Sunday, February 13, 2022