KP Police training school gets first woman principal

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MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa inspector general of police has posted the first ever woman police officer as principal of the police training school in Mansehra.

Before her fresh posting, Sonia Shamroz Khan had been performing as superintendent of police Abbottabad. Earlier, she also served in Mansehra as assistant superintendent of police.

Ms Shamroz, who belongs to a known political family of Abbottabad and is daughter of former Pakistan Peoples party provincial minister Shamroz Khan, is the first female officer appointed as principal at any police recruitment training school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Two batches of recruits complete training from the police training school each year.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2019

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naji

Apr 04, 2019 12:48pm

These cosmetic changes can't change culture, culture of police or behavior. KPK police culture is entirely different from Punjab and Sindh, and unique in the world. Appoint competent people in department, and not for score rating.

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AAN

Apr 04, 2019 01:24pm

@naji, How do you know she's not competent?

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Rihaab Fareed Dhariwal

Apr 04, 2019 02:20pm

More power to KPK women! Naya Pakistan.

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Kamal Khan

Apr 04, 2019 02:28pm

@AAN, Must be competent, more chances to the privileged as anywhere in the world. So many examples from life.

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Parvez

Apr 04, 2019 03:16pm

Good step ..... let's hope she is allowed to deliver.

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Hamed Quraishi

Apr 04, 2019 03:40pm

Well done. Keep it up, we are on the right path.

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Muqaddas Sohrab

Apr 05, 2019 07:20pm

i complete my Fsc and mow i am studying bscs online .i wanty police officer job in kpk abbottabad

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