State within a state? Police block reinstated Jang employees from resuming duties
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 26 May 2025 | JP Staff Report
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In Rawalpindi, police obstructed 66 reinstated employees of the Jang Group from resuming work per a court ruling, prompting outrage from union leaders. They accuse the police of collusion with media management.Summary
RAWALPINDI — In a shocking display of defiance against judicial authority, police at Rawalpindi’s Waris Khan Police Station have allegedly sided with the Jang Group’s owner, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, by blocking the reinstatement of 66 employees ordered by the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC).
Instead of enforcing the court's decision, a large police contingent was deployed at the main gate of Daily Jang Rawalpindi to stop the workers from entering the premises and resuming their professional duties.
“You should return to court and file contempt proceedings. We will not allow you inside,” SHO Waris Khan Police Station reportedly told union leaders. “Tell the court that the Jang administration refuses to comply with its orders,” he added.
The employees, represented by the All Pakistan Jang Publication and Press Employees Union, insisted they had been reinstated by the court and demanded access to resume work.
“Enforce the court’s orders. We have been reinstated and directed to perform our duties,” said the union president.
The union proposed to peacefully enter the premises in the presence of the police and asked the SHO to have the Jang administration issue a written refusal of the court orders.
“I advise you not to pursue this further. The Jang management has made it clear to me that it will not obey the court ruling. Our duty here is to protect this building,” said the SHO. “If you try to proceed, another FIR could be lodged against you,” he warned.
Union leaders expressed outrage, calling it blatant collusion between the police and media management.
“This is not the first time. A false FIR was filed against us in the middle of the night,” the union president said.
Imran Farooq Butt, another union leader, highlighted their peaceful protest outside the Geo head office in Islamabad during Ramadan.
“We didn’t break a single twig. We’re here today in light of court orders — not to create chaos.”
“You’re obstructing justice and becoming a party in this case,” Butt told the police officers.
The SHO responded by claiming his only role was to advise the workers and prevent any disruption to law and order.
The union has now called on senior police officials — including the SP Waris Khan Circle, CPO and RPO Rawalpindi, and the Punjab IG — to take notice of what they termed as biased actions by the Waris Khan police.
Union representatives also urged Punjab’s Information Minister Azma Bukhari and Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to investigate the apparent collaboration between the police and Jang Group.
“We will pursue every legal and constitutional route — including peaceful protest — to claim our rights and ensure enforcement of court orders,” Imran Farooq Butt stated.
“We strongly condemn the thuggery of Mir Shakil, his accomplices, and the Waris Khan police,” he added.
ریاست Ú©Û' اندر ریاست؟ جنگ گروپ Ú©Û' Ø¨ØØ§Ù„ Ø´Ø¯Û Ù…Ù„Ø§Ø²Ù…ÛŒÙ† Ú©Ùˆ Ø¯ÙØªØ± جانÛ' سÛ' روک دیا گیا
راولپنڈی — عدالتی ÙیصلÛ' Ú©ÛŒ Ú©Ú¾Ù„ÛŒ خلا٠ورزی اور انصا٠کÛ' تقاضوں Ú©Ùˆ نظرانداز کرتÛ' ÛوئÛ'ØŒ ØªÚ¾Ø§Ù†Û ÙˆØ§Ø±Ø« خان پولیس Ù†Û' جنگ گروپ Ú©Û' مالک میر شکیل الرØÙ…ٰن کا ساتھ دیتÛ' ÛوئÛ' نیشنل انڈسٹریل ریلیشنز کمیشن (این آئی آر سی) Ú©ÛŒ جانب سÛ' Ø¨ØØ§Ù„ Ú©ÛŒÛ' گئÛ' 66 ملازمین Ú©Ùˆ ان Ú©Û' Ø¯ÙØªØ± میں داخلÛ' سÛ' روک دیاÛ"
عدالت Ú©Û' ÙیصلÛ' پر عملدرآمد کروانÛ' Ú©ÛŒ بجائÛ'ØŒ پولیس Ú©ÛŒ بھاری Ù†ÙØ±ÛŒ Ø±ÙˆØ²Ù†Ø§Ù…Û Ø¬Ù†Ú¯ راولپنڈی Ú©Û' مرکزی دروازÛ' پر تعینات کر دی گئی ØªØ§Ú©Û Ù…Ù„Ø§Ø²Ù…ÛŒÙ† Ú©Ùˆ Ø¯ÙØªØ± میں داخل ÛونÛ' اور اپنی Ù¾ÛŒØ´Û ÙˆØ±Ø§Ù†Û Ø°Ù…Û Ø¯Ø§Ø±ÛŒØ§Úº ادا کرنÛ' سÛ' روکا جا سکÛ'Û"
"آپ Ø¯ÙˆØ¨Ø§Ø±Û Ø¹Ø¯Ø§Ù„Øª جائیں اور توÛین عدالت Ú©ÛŒ درخواست دائر کریں، ÛÙ… آپ Ú©Ùˆ اندر Ù†Ûیں جانÛ' دیں Ú¯Û'ØŒ" ایس ایچ او ØªÚ¾Ø§Ù†Û ÙˆØ§Ø±Ø« خان Ù†Û' یونین رÛنماؤں سÛ' Ú©ÛØ§Û" "عدالت Ú©Ùˆ بتائیں Ú©Û Ø¬Ù†Ú¯ Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ø¹Ø¯Ø§Ù„ØªÛŒ اØÚ©Ø§Ù…ات Ù†Ûیں مان رÛی،" انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' مزید Ú©ÛØ§Û"
آل پاکستان جنگ پبلیکیشن اینڈ پریس ایمپلائز یونین Ú©Û' رÛنماؤں Ù†Û' مؤق٠اختیار کیا Ú©Û Ø¹Ø¯Ø§Ù„Øª Ù†Û' انÛیں Ø¨ØØ§Ù„ کیا ÛÛ' اور انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' ڈیوٹی پر واپس آنا ÛÛ'Û"
"عدالت Ú©Û' اØÚ©Ø§Ù…ات Ú©ÛŒ پاسداری کروائیں، Ûمیں Ø¨ØØ§Ù„ کیا گیا ÛÛ' اور کام پر واپس آنÛ' کا ØÚ©Ù… دیا گیا ÛÛ'ØŒ" یونین Ú©Û' صدر Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§Û"
یونین Ù†Û' پولیس Ú©ÛŒ موجودگی میں پرامن طریقÛ' سÛ' Ø¯ÙØªØ± میں داخل ÛونÛ' Ú©ÛŒ پیشکش Ú©ÛŒ اور ایس ایچ او سÛ' Ú©ÛØ§ Ú©Û Ø¬Ù†Ú¯ Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ø³Û' Ú©Ûیں Ú©Û ÙˆÛ Ø¹Ø¯Ø§Ù„ØªÛŒ ØÚ©Ù… Ú©Ùˆ ØªØØ±ÛŒØ±ÛŒ طور پر رد کرÛ'Û"
"میں آپ Ú©Ùˆ Ù…Ø´ÙˆØ±Û Ø¯Û' Ø±ÛØ§ ÛÙˆÚº Ú©Û Ø§Ø³ معاملÛ' Ú©Ùˆ ÛŒÛیں ختم کریںÛ" میری جنگ Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ø³Û' بات ÛÙˆ Ú†Ú©ÛŒ ÛÛ'ØŒ ÙˆÛ Ø¹Ø¯Ø§Ù„ØªÛŒ ÙیصلÛ' Ú©Ùˆ Ù†Ûیں مان رÛÛ'Û" ÛÙ… ÛŒÛØ§Úº Ø¯ÙØªØ± Ú©ÛŒ ØÙاظت Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' موجود Ûیں،" SHO Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§Û" "اگر آپ Ù†Û' زبردستی Ú©ÛŒ تو آپ Ú©Û' Ø®Ù„Ø§Ù Ø¯ÙˆØ¨Ø§Ø±Û Ù…Ù‚Ø¯Ù…Û Ø¯Ø±Ø¬ ÛÙˆ سکتا ÛÛ'ØŒ" انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' دھمکی دیÛ"
یونین رÛنماؤں Ù†Û' سخت ردعمل دیتÛ' ÛوئÛ' پولیس اور میڈیا Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ú©Û' Ú¯Ù¹Ú¾ جوÚ' Ú©Ùˆ بÛ' نقاب کیاÛ"
"ÛŒÛ Ù¾Ûلا موقع Ù†Ûیں ÛÛ'ØŒ اس سÛ' Ù¾ÛÙ„Û' بھی آدھی رات Ú©Ùˆ ÛمارÛ' خلا٠جھوٹا Ù…Ù‚Ø¯Ù…Û Ø¯Ø±Ø¬ کیا گیا تھا،" یونین صدر Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§Û"
عمران ÙØ§Ø±ÙˆÙ‚ بٹ Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§ Ú©Û Ø§Ù†ÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' رمضان المبارک Ú©Û' دوران جیو Ú©Û' Ûیڈ Ø¢ÙØ³ Ú©Û' Ø¨Ø§ÛØ± اکیس روز تک پرامن Ø§ØØªØ¬Ø§Ø¬ کیا، جس Ú©ÛŒ Ùوٹیج بھی موجود ÛÛ'Û"
"ÛÙ… Ù†Û' Ø§ØØªØ¬Ø§Ø¬ میں تنکا بھی Ù†Ûیں توÚ'اÛ" ÛÙ… عدالت Ú©Û' ØÚ©Ù… پر کام کرنÛ' آئÛ' Ûیں، کوئی ÙØ³Ø§Ø¯ کرنÛ' Ù†Ûیں آئÛ'Û""
"آپ عدالتی ÙیصلÛ' Ú©Û' راستÛ' میں رکاوٹ بن رÛÛ' Ûیں اور ÙØ±ÛŒÙ‚ بن Ú†Ú©Û' Ûیں،" عمران ÙØ§Ø±ÙˆÙ‚ بٹ Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§Û"
ایس ایچ او Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§ Ú©Û Ø§Ù† کا کام ØµØ±Ù Ù…Ø´ÙˆØ±Û Ø¯ÛŒÙ†Ø§ ÛÛ' اور ÙˆÛ Ø§Ù…Ù† Ùˆ امان Ú©Ùˆ برقرار رکھنا Ú†Ø§ÛØªÛ' ÛیںÛ"
یونین Ù†Û' ایس Ù¾ÛŒ وارث خان سرکل، سی Ù¾ÛŒ او راولپنڈی، آر Ù¾ÛŒ او راولپنڈی اور آئی جی پنجاب سÛ' اپیل Ú©ÛŒ Ú©Û ÙˆÛ ØªÚ¾Ø§Ù†Û ÙˆØ§Ø±Ø« خان Ú©ÛŒ جانبداری کا نوٹس لیںÛ"
یونین رÛنماؤں Ù†Û' وزیر اطلاعات پنجاب عظمیٰ بخاری اور وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب مریم نواز سÛ' بھی Ù…Ø·Ø§Ù„Ø¨Û Ú©ÛŒØ§ Ú©Û Ø¬Ù†Ú¯ گروپ اور پولیس Ú©ÛŒ ملی بھگت Ú©ÛŒ تØÙ‚یقات Ú©ÛŒ جائیںÛ"
"ÛÙ… اپنÛ' ØÙ‚وق Ú©Û' ØØµÙˆÙ„ اور عدالتی اØÚ©Ø§Ù…ات پر عمل درآمد Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' قانونی اور آئینی راستÛ' اختیار کریں Ú¯Û'ØŒ" عمران ÙØ§Ø±ÙˆÙ‚ بٹ Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§Û"
"ÛÙ… میر شکیل، اس Ú©Û' کارندوں اور وارث خان پولیس Ú©ÛŒ ØºÙ†ÚˆÛ Ú¯Ø±Ø¯ÛŒ Ú©ÛŒ شدید مذمت کرتÛ' Ûیں،" انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§Û"
Key Points
- Police deployed to block reinstated Jang employees
- Court order from the NIRC was ignored
- Union leaders demand enforcement of court orders
- Tensions escalate between police and union representatives
- Calls for investigation into police conduct over media collaboration
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