Currently browsing : pakistan police
31st March, 2013
In Pakistan underworld, a cop is said to be a king
"The chaos in Karachi provides criminal gangs cover and corruption provides an incentive to continue that chaos."
"The chaos in Karachi provides criminal gangs cover and corruption provides an incentive to continue that chaos."
BLOG |
17th January, 2013
The talkative dead
The Alamdar dead’s voice rose as one and asked: “What started with the Ahmadis is not going to end with the Shias. Who is next?”
The Alamdar dead’s voice rose as one and asked: “What started with the Ahmadis is not going to end with the Shias. Who is next?”
12th December, 2012
Pakistan women police cadets flex muscles in passing out ceremony
Pakistani women police cadets took place in a passing out ceremony in Karachi on Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Pakistani women police cadets took place in a passing out ceremony in Karachi on Wednesday, 12 December 2012
BLOG |
28th November, 2012
Pakistan Police: The unsung heroes
Attacks by militants have caused the death of hundreds of police in Pakistan, but no one is willing to recognise their sacrifice.
Attacks by militants have caused the death of hundreds of police in Pakistan, but no one is willing to recognise their sacrifice.
30th October, 2012
Public perceptions, police capacity and performance
Policemen are seen by the public not as friends but as sharks and oppressors. And the media see little good in what they do.
Policemen are seen by the public not as friends but as sharks and oppressors. And the media see little good in what they do.
10th September, 2012
Balochistan heat reaches top bureaucracy
It is now mandatory for officers of the administrative and police services to serve for three years in the province.
It is now mandatory for officers of the administrative and police services to serve for three years in the province.
9th June, 2012
Over 2,000 offenders are on the run
Offenders are able to change their location easily, while some of them have stocks of modern weapons that they use to counter police raids.
Offenders are able to change their location easily, while some of them have stocks of modern weapons that they use to counter police raids.
10th April, 2012
Career ‘pitfalls’ keep Lahore’s wardens in low spirits
Increasing traffic congestion, growing violations and wardens’ inability to regulate flow of traffic have become hallmark of the city roads.
Increasing traffic congestion, growing violations and wardens’ inability to regulate flow of traffic have become hallmark of the city roads.
13th February, 2012
Can police ever dust off its freeloading image?
Policemen are so notorious that the Urban Dictionary now features an entry for ‘tulla’, defined as “Pakistani slang for a cop.”
Policemen are so notorious that the Urban Dictionary now features an entry for ‘tulla’, defined as “Pakistani slang for a cop.”
31st January, 2012
Rs5 billion approved to upgrade Sindh Police: Wassan
Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Hussain Wassan said that President Asif Ali Zardari had approved a package worth Rs5 billion for provision of weapons, equipment and vehicles to Sindh Police.
Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Hussain Wassan said that President Asif Ali Zardari had approved a package worth Rs5 billion for provision of weapons, equipment and vehicles to Sindh Police.
30th January, 2012
Media, tennis players and terrorists
Media is as duty-bound to be ethical and responsible as the issues and people it reports about, but every now and then mediapersons cave in to the ratings pressure and sensationalise news.
Media is as duty-bound to be ethical and responsible as the issues and people it reports about, but every now and then mediapersons cave in to the ratings pressure and sensationalise news.
23rd January, 2012
Two policemen injured in Nowshera bomb attack
A homemade bomb exploded next to a police vehicle in the Ajab Bagh area of Nowshera, wounding two policemen, police officials said.
A homemade bomb exploded next to a police vehicle in the Ajab Bagh area of Nowshera, wounding two policemen, police officials said.
12th January, 2012
Police to use biometric system
Local police are planning to introduce various measures for curbing crime rate in the city, SSP Larkana Aitzaz Ahmed Goraya said on Tuesday.
Local police are planning to introduce various measures for curbing crime rate in the city, SSP Larkana Aitzaz Ahmed Goraya said on Tuesday.
9th January, 2012
When govt falters, police reach public
Police posts and stations on private properties are not a common scene in Pakistan.
Police posts and stations on private properties are not a common scene in Pakistan.
15th September, 2011
Bad cops to be reported to wives
ISLAMABAD: In an attempt to jar the bad cops of the city out of their obstinate ways, the Islamabad police hierarchy has decided to put…
ISLAMABAD: In an attempt to jar the bad cops of the city out of their obstinate ways, the Islamabad police hierarchy has decided to put…
13th June, 2011
Govt transfers DG FIA to head counterterrorism authority
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday issued directives to transfer Malik Mohammad Iqbal from the position of Director-General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), however, no one…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday issued directives to transfer Malik Mohammad Iqbal from the position of Director-General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), however, no one…
4th June, 2011
Three witnesses appear before Kharotabad tribunal
QUETTA: Three witnesses appeared on Saturday before a tribunal probing into the killing by security forces of five foreigners in Kharotabad, DawnNews reported. The tribunal…
QUETTA: Three witnesses appeared on Saturday before a tribunal probing into the killing by security forces of five foreigners in Kharotabad, DawnNews reported. The tribunal…
30th March, 2011
Suicide bomber kills 10 in Swabi: police
PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up near a police checkpoint in Swabi on Wednesday, killing ten people and wounding more than…
PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up near a police checkpoint in Swabi on Wednesday, killing ten people and wounding more than…
23rd March, 2011
Bomb blasts kill one, wound 11 in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Mine and bomb attacks targeting police in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killed one person and wounded 11, including nine officers, police said. In the…
PESHAWAR: Mine and bomb attacks targeting police in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killed one person and wounded 11, including nine officers, police said. In the…
23rd February, 2011
Four policemen killed in road accident near Burewala
BUREWALA: Four policemen, including the ASI of Saddar police station Burewala, were killed in a road accident near Toba Tek Singh’s Rajana tehsil, some 50…
BUREWALA: Four policemen, including the ASI of Saddar police station Burewala, were killed in a road accident near Toba Tek Singh’s Rajana tehsil, some 50…
