The vision of KP police is to promote the society free of crimes and injustices. The KP police reforms are historical; and no such efforts have been made in the past to benefit the general public with community policing initiatives across KP. The Public-Police partnership is crucial for the crime-control and KP police reforms augur well for their cooperation in the future to eradicate crimes and other menaces from the society. The reforms have and are expected to bring massive behavioral change in the police. The public information sharing with police enables early intervention and preventative work to safeguard and promote welfare and for wider public protection.
These were the notions expressed by Pir Shahab Ali Shah, SP Investigation, Charsadda Police during a public forum on KP police reforms. Prof. Bokhari Shah, Govt. Post Graduate College, Charsadda and Dr. Altaf Ahmed, Tehsil Naib Nazim, Charsadda also spoke during the event. The forum was part of the project “Ulasi Police” an awareness and advocacy campaign undertaken by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) – as part of USAID Small Grants and Ambassadors’ Fund Program – to strengthen the rule of law in KP province by promoting and disseminating the significant police reforms aimed at incorporating local communities’ policing needs and international human rights standards. The endeavor aims to tackle the trust deficit between the public and police, help KP police become an accountable and community-focused police force.
Pir Shahab Ali Shah said that specialized institutions were direly needed for the human capital development and capacity building of KP police. In this regard, several specialized schools have been established and operating successfully to improve the capacity of police on investigation, intelligence, tactics, IT, explosive handling, riot management etc. The KP police reforms have greatly helped controlling crimes in the society. Police cannot tackle the crimes alone, without the support of community, also the crime-free and just society is the joint responsibility of police and public. The Public should share the information about the unlawful activities in the society.
Prof. Bokhari Shah said that the recruitment in Police today is transparent with NTS system in-place to ensure transparency in the hiring process. The best investment is the investment in human capital. The investment in the future leaders is need of the hour and the parents should educate their children to inculcate responsible citizenship. The citizens should respect the law of the land. They should be educated to respect the constitution and report any violation.
Dr. Altaf Ahmed said that the police today in KP is quite educated, responsible and ever more accountable.