Government to compensate police officers for damages on February 8 unrest
18 Mar 2015, 4:45 PM
The government will compensate police officers for damages incurred during nationwide unrest on February 8, 2012, Commissioner of Police Hussain Waheed has announced.
According to police media, Waheed gave information concerning the planned compensation to senior officers at a meeting of the police management board today.
Waheed said individual police officers stationed across the country have yet to be compensated for physical harm and damage to personal property during the February 8 civil unrest.
“However, the commissioner of police said the government has now decided to arrange compensation very soon for police officers who suffered damages that day,” police said.
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