A senior police officer of Gilgit-Baltistan has been sacked on the allegation of harassing his former wife on social media. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Junaid Arshad has also been slapped with a fine of Rs 1 million. Of this amount, Rs 500,000 would be paid to the complainant as compensation.
The harassment complaint was filed by Ayesha Subhani, the former wife of Junaid, in September 2018. She alleged that her former spouse had posted immoral photographs of her on social media with the intent to defame her.
On January 1, President Arif Alvi ratified Arshad's dismissal orders after which the DIG filed a review petition. Both, the President and the Establishment Division upheld the decision to dismiss the officer from his post.
According to a notification issued by the Federal Ombudsman Secretariat, the DIG had been dismissed under the Workplace Harassment Act, 2010. In September last, the then Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar had directed the Punjab police chief to immediately arrest Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Junaid Arshad who is allegedly involved in cyber-harassment of his former wife.
The applicant had said the Federal Investigation Agency's cybercrime wing had lodged a case against the DIG for blackmailing her with the assistance of a friend, Danish Ghani, by uploading her objectionable pictures on social media. Subhani told the CJP that a sessions court had dismissed the bail petition of DIG Arshad but the police were reluctant to arrest him.
The CJP had expressed his dismay and questioned whether police officers were above the law. He ordered the Punjab IGP to immediately arrest DIG Arshad and furnish a compliance report. The CJP had further directed the Interior Ministry to put the DIG's name on the Exit Control List (ECL).
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