{
  "id": 16510673,
  "title": "New leave policy for Islamabad Police ensures weekly off for all personnel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/new-leave-policy-for-islamabad-police-ensures-weekly-off-for-all-16510673",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T16:04:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039735/new-leave-policy-for-islamabad-police-ensures-weekly-off-for-all-personnel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad Police have implemented a new leave policy to provide weekly rest for all officers and officials, according to an order dated October 23 issued by the Inspector General. This marks the first time that every member of the force will receive at least one day of weekly rest, separate from their allotted leave. The policy rewrites previous regulations, including the one from 2022, and grants local police officers the option to choose either one day of weekly rest or extended periods of rest after specific duty durations. Additionally, the policy includes guidelines for leave in cases of marriage, paternity, maternity, and medical needs, with authorities retaining the power to approve or deny such requests based on departmental priorities and circumstances. The order emphasizes that leave is not an automatic entitlement and can be denied at the discretion of the relevant authorities.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The capital’s police have introduced a new leave policy to ease difficulties faced by officers and officials in obtaining leave and ensure, for the first time, that all personnel get at least one day of weekly rest, it emerged on Sunday. According to an order issued by the Islamabad inspector general (IG), dated Oct 23 and available with Dawn , the policy delegates leave-sanctioning…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}