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title: "Karachi Police bans use of officers' portraits in official publicity"
description: "Most outlets reported that Karachi Police has prohibited the use of officers’ portraits and personal promotional material in official publicity, emphasizing the directive to focus on institutional performance. 24 News HD added that the ban aims to shift focus to public service, while The Express Tribune highlighted the specific formats—such as banners and billboards—where portraits will no longer be used."
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# Karachi Police bans use of officers' portraits in official publicity

pakistan · latest filing 25 Aug 2026, 1:51 AM PKT · 24–25 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Karachi Police has prohibited the use of officers’ portraits and personal promotional material in official publicity, emphasizing the directive to focus on institutional performance. 24 News HD added that the ban aims to shift focus to public service, while The Express Tribune highlighted the specific formats—such as banners and billboards—where portraits will no longer be used.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The Express Tribune** — [Karachi Police draws line on officers' personal publicity](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2625713/karachi-police-draws-line-on-officers-personal-publicity) · 25 Aug 2026, 1:51 AM PKT
  > Portraits of any officer will not be used on banners, billboards, hoardings, posters or other promotional material
- **24 News HD** — [Karachi Police bans officers’ personal promotion in official publicity](https://www.24newshd.tv/24-Aug-2026/karachi-police-bans-officers-personal-promotion-official-publicity) · 24 Aug 2026, 6:12 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Karachi Police has banned the use of officers’ photographs and other material promoting their personal identity in official publicity, directing all units to focus instead on the institution’s performance, public service and image.

2 articles from 2 outlets, 24–25 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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