Untidy police
I WANT to highlight an extremely important issue before the public through these columns. It is regarding police uniform.
The presence of the Sindh police in Karachi’s streets makes citizens feel better. However, the way they wear their uniform is quite weird.
Police personnel whether standing on roadsides or moving through the streets wear untidy and dusty uniforms. They are absolutely careless regarding the proper use of their uniform.
For example, usually their shirts can be seen coming out of the pants and sleeves folded up to the elbows. This behaviour is awkward and presents an irresponsible image of the police before the public.
The concept of uniform, especially, in the police force, is largely associated with the devoted and sophisticated function of the department.
Unfortunately, our police personnel have never acknowledged the fact. The practice can be taken as one of the reasons as to why the public is usually pessimistic regarding the service of our police.
If our policemen start wearing clean and tidy uniform, it will stimulate an optimistic behaviour from citizens towards them.
Last, I would like to place two important suggestions: the authorities concerned must assure that good quality cloth is used to stitch policemen’s uniforms.
Also, there must be a washroom and laundry in every police station.
JAWAHIR ALI
Karachi
To me they always look like a punjabee film character no matter what uniform they wear because they are phisically unfit, they lake the personality factor,they are unsmart by nature as simple as that.
What an amusing comment . I would have thought that the first thing one would look at is performance. After having lodged an FIR with the police 2 year back with the name and address of the culprits who robbed me despite this time – no action has been taken
they are only chowkidar of politicians – why should the tax payer waste any more money on them
In the face of a riot they deliberately keep back by one road
In fact a women was robbed poit blank in front of a police mobile , in front of a major hospital and the police sat back , to see how this amusing scenario played out.
I like the writer’s opions at this issue but if he see the uniform that govt. gives police is not able wear.Mostly policemen purchase their own uniform but everyone of them cannot buy!
The idea of the uniform is to give a sense of discipline and give the wearer pride as a professional. But when your pay is pathetic and when powerful people can decide the fate of your career, being a policeman in Pakistan becomes very unappealing. Depoliticise the force and increase their pay, and yes give them decent facilities and uniform.
Good Luck!