Police reforms

It would not be an exaggeration to say that policing in Pakistan faces many problems and we are in dire need of reforming the police. These reforms would include improvement in work conditions and salaries as well as a big change in the organisational culture. The police force must also be provided technology which is most pressingly needed today to combat criminals and terrorists. They must have better tools of accessing terrorists’ communications, mobile-tracking systems and telephone call data analysis.

There is also a need to depoliticise the police and equip and train them properly to increase their efficiency. There is mixed perception about the police. Generally, police personnel are considered inhumane. That is also why we need to reorganise the police system.

Nizar Jan

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