[Dawn] Police Commando Muhammad Ashraf, security guard of Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi, succumbed to his injuries and passed away at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) here on Wednesday.The police commando was critically injured after sustaining five bullet injuries, safeguarding the minister from a terrorist attack a week ago.
The policeman hails from district Jhang and was the sole bread-earner of his family and father of three children. He had been serving in Islamabad Police as Head Constable for the last thirteen years and protected the minister by putting his own life at risk and shot three bullets at the assailants.
Muhammad Ashraf had been promoted as Assistant Sub-Inspector after being injured and saving the minister's life.
His funeral prayer was offered at Police Line Headquarters after which his body was dispatched to his native town.
Inspector General of Police Islamabad Syed Kaleem Imam, SSP (Operations) Tahir Alam Khan, SSP (Traffic) Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri, SSP (Headquarters) Muhammad Zubair Hashmi, SSP (Security) Ahsan Abbass, SPs, MNA from Jhang, son of Hamid Saeed Kazmi and other police officials attended his funeral prayer.
The IGP said that it is a very sad day for Islamabad police as a brave police personnel had been killed.
IGP Kaleem Imam said the government has announced Rs. 2 million for the martyred police officer. He said Islamabad police has appointed a coordinator who would resolve all the financial problems of his family on the behalf of Islamabad police.
Islamabad police will also give a job to one of his close relatives and would bear all the education expenses of his children.
The IGP said that 51 terrorists have been apprehended from Islamabad in connection with the attack on Hamid Saeed Kazmi, six arrests have been made.