A Regional Conference on “Policing and Role of Community” was organized in Hyderabad, Sindh province of Pakistan on November 25, 2014.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Hyderabad Sanaullah Abbasi, retired senior bureaucrat Mr. Gul Mohammad Umrani, Dr. Qasim Fareed, representative CPLC Hyderabad, representatives from business community, bar and member Sindh Assembly Ms. Rana Siddiqi attended the event.

Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) consultant Mr. Qaisar Mahmood gave introduction to the speakers and participants. He also briefed about the issues and highlighted the importance of reforms in the laws and capacity development of Sindh police.

DIG Hyderabad Sanaullah Abbasi stressed the need of oversight of police to improve the working in order to ensure better and peoples friendly police. Such an oversight will make police more responsible, he added.

Retired senior civil servant and a former Home Secretary Mr. Gul Mohammad Umrani stressed on good governance. He blasted on politicians for their desire to have and maintain a submissive police and even bureaucracy. CPLC representative Dr. Qasim Farid said people must take ownership of this police and work together with it to improve itsfunctioning. Speakers said there is a need to overhaul the police with a new legislation matching today’s challenges.