Jaffarabad police

Published March 18, 2017

JAFFARABAD district lies in the south-east of Balochistan. The total population of the district is approximately one million. It is mostly a tribal area.

Police in the district are facing certain departmental and administrative issues.

The district police consist of almost 3,200 personnel having only one bulletproof vehicle, which can carry only three policemen at a time. Police have only 40 bullet-proof jackets.

Police vehicles are in poor condition. They do not have enough vehicles for patrolling and chasing suspects. There are hardly 10 police vehicles in working condition in the district.

Jaffarabad police also lack accommodation for staff. The DPO house was destroyed during the 2010 floods. The district also doesn’t have any bomb disposal squad. Modern weapons and technology to trace criminals is also needed.

Transfers and postings on the basis of political interference have greatly limited police performance. While this factor has brought a bad name to the police department, it has also demoralised the personnel.

Feudal and tribal culture in the district is a big hurdle in police efficiency. Jaffarabad police should be provided adequate facilities and it should also be free from political interference.

Abdul Zahir

Jaffarabad

Published in Dawn, March 18th, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Dutch courage
Updated 02 Jun, 2024

Dutch courage

ECP has been supported wholeheartedly in implementing twisted interpretations of democratic process by some willing collaborators in the legislature.
New World cricket
02 Jun, 2024

New World cricket

HAVING finished as semi-finalists and runners-up in the last two editions of the T20 World Cup in familiar ...
Dead on arrival?
02 Jun, 2024

Dead on arrival?

Whatever the motivations for Gaza peace plan, it is difficult to see the scheme succeeding.
Another approach
Updated 01 Jun, 2024

Another approach

Conflating the genuine threat it poses with the online actions of a few misguided individuals or miscreants seems to be taking the matter too far.
Torching girls’ schools
01 Jun, 2024

Torching girls’ schools

PAKISTAN has, in the past few weeks, witnessed ill-omened reminders of a demoralising aspect of militancy: the war ...
Convict Trump
01 Jun, 2024

Convict Trump

AFTER a five-week trial saga, a New York jury on Thursday found former US president Donald Trump guilty of ...