Owais Mughal
The motto of Pakistan polics is to help those who are in need. How can this help be delivered in a time of need when the hardware given to police is not adequate and breaks down easily. Following three photos have been collected from national electronic media and show the plight of those who are supposed to keep our streets free of crime. The first photo below is from June 7, 2007, posted at the Daily Times and shows a policeman doing balancing act atop an overcrowded van.
Following photo is from the daily Jang of July 10, 2007 and shows a police van broken down in Pir Ilahi Bakhsh (PIB) colony of Karachi. Police guys are seen pushing the van themselves to get it ‘dhakka’ (push) start.
Following photo is also from the daily Dawn Karachi and shows another police mobile broken down and getting pushed by policemen.
Following Photo is taken from flickr.com and shows police in Lahore pushing their broken car.
There is a strong to provide police with necessary tools and equipment which doesn’t breakdown when it is needed and is adequate enough to combat the bad guys. This is a necessary step need from our government so that our police in return can help citizens in need and prove true to their motto which in Urdu goes like this:
‘police ka hai farz madad aap ki’
Looking at the photos above a famous sher comes to mind:
baghbaan ne aag dee jab aashianay ko meray
jin pe takya tha wohi pattay hawa denay lagay
When the custodian of a garden started the fire himself
The trusted upon leaves provided the fuel to the fire
It’s not the hardware that needs to be questioned but the dishonesty and ‘lootmaari’ of the police that we should question. The police force is the most corrupt body in Pakistan; they make mor money out of corruption, followed by our proud army generals.
Awww … I fel so sad for poor police walay when they are asking for lifts early in the morning …. sad sad :|
The post highlights a very important issue. The problem is multi-faceted. Police moral is at an all time low because even if they caught a criminal, the system does not provide a proper way for them to be brought to justice. This has almost always been the case. The citizens do not obey laws for the same reasons, a) there is no severe concequence b) they know they can get away with it and c) the policemen do not have pride in their jobs – Their pay scale is that of a “chaprasee” and on top, they do not get any respect.
Solution: 1) increase their pay 2) empower the police by showing the people they catch will be brought to justice 3) the people should show respect on their side and do not bribe them 4) the police will refuse to take the bribe if they know they are working for a bigger purpose 5) equipt and train them with the latest and greatest 6) teach the meaning of serving and protecting –
All need to be done, not necessarily in the same order.
No sympathy for Paki Police. as stated above by Shani and Tanveer they are not there to help the masses, but to feed off them. This once again is a policy issue, that the governement if truly interested in the public safety should address by proper recruitment, training and payroll of the police force along with checks in balances .
It is sad that even after 60 years our police force is getting worse day by day, they do not have enough facilities to combat with bad guys. But at the same time police in Pakistan is always bussy in making easy money for themselves through Bhatta & Bribe instead of fighting with crimnal with limited resources they have got.
In Pakistan police don’t help citizens but support crimnals cuz they feed them.