Gender justice: Women police mobile education units set up

Pakistan1992

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
PESHAWAR: As part of the unfolding police reform agenda, women police mobile education units have been established in all regional police headquarters and will become functional from September 9.

Every unit will be headed by a senior lady police official and include four to five other members. The units aim to educate women about their rights and domestic violence, and inform them of the women complaint centres set up at police stations across the province. They can register complaints of any violence committed against them at the centres where female staffers will assist them.

These units will inform the local police one week in advance about their scheduled visit to the area, a police official told The Express Tribune. The units will visit education institutes, parks and homes and meet women to tell them how they can seek help in case of an emergency. Each unit will be provided two vehicles and will be supervised by a senior police official, said the official.

The scheme is part of the reforms introduced by the provincial government in the police department in the past three months, he said. As a first step, we established women complaint centres in three police stations in Peshawar where lady police officials are available to help women register an FIR. Due to cultural sensitivities, it is very difficult for women to deal with the male staff at police stations.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 5[SUP]th[/SUP], 2013.

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Imranpak

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Firstly police should be told of how important it is to be polite to the public. Pak police is incredibly rude, unhelpful and sarcastic to the people.
 

Pak1stani

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Neya KPK : Good News for Women : Thankyou PTI

Awareness drive for women to join police


PESHAWAR, Sept 4: The provincial police department has established ladies police mobile education units in all the regional headquarters to carry out briefing and education campaign for womenfolk in educational institutions and residential areas. The drive is aimed at encouraging women to join the police and serve humanity.
According to a circular issued by the central police office here on Wednesday, every lady police mobile education unit, comprising five officials and headed by a senior lady police officer, will be made operational from Sept 9.
Each mobile unit will chalk out its weekly tour programme after liaison with the administration of women educational institutions and local police one week in advance and work from Monday to Thursday from 9:30am to 12:30pm.
Every unit will carry safety and security materials and literature for distribution among the women. Each unit will be provided two vehicles; one for the unit and other for escort duty.
Selection of the in-charge and members of the unit will be made as per the required traits; education level, confidence in public dealing and speaking power. All members will go through a short refresher course of three days in the lines school on issues pertaining to this job.
It said that SP/DSP headquarters has been named as overall in-charge of the unit. These units will prove fruitful for creating awareness among the womenfolk and they will be offered jobs in women police. —Bureau Report


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