In Sawabi, SHO Abdul Ali made controversial statements regarding music at weddings and women going to markets alone, and he had also set a picture of the Afghan Defense Minister as his WhatsApp profile photo.

The District Police Officer (DPO) ordered him to remove the WhatsApp profile picture. However, the SHO refused to comply. 

After videos of his statements went viral and he ignored the orders, police authorities directed him to report to the police lines, effectively removing him from his post.

According to police sources, a few days ago, videos of the SHO’s open court statements had also gone viral, in which he said that music would not be allowed at weddings in Sawabi and that women must be accompanied by men if they went shopping.

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Police sources further stated that SHO Abdul Ali had set a picture of the Afghan Defense Minister on his WhatsApp profile, for which he was also instructed to remove it. 

However, Abdul Ali refused to follow the orders of the concerned officers.

Due to his refusal to comply with orders and his controversial statements, the DPO Sawabi issued a notification removing the SHO from his post.

 Police officials clarified that this action was taken in accordance with rules and regulations.

Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, also condemned the SHO’s statements.