Encouraging Women to Join Police for Empowerment
The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (Alive Spirit) focused on the incorporation of females in the police force to aid counter-radicalization efforts and challenge established norms.
Rizwana Tufail, Station House Officer (SHO) for the Women Police Station in Peshawar, was the studio guest. She stated that her police station and the inclusion of women facilitation desks has been one of the most effective police reforms. Social norms and cultural taboos prevented many women from approaching male police officers. This police station is able to facilitate a large volume of women that now feel comfortable approaching another female with their problems.
She encouraged women to join law enforcement in order to strengthen the force. She said this will also challenge established cultural notions and allow for deeper inclusion of women in the workforce.
A CRSS correspondent report was played during the show. The report talked about Pakistani police officer Raffia Qaseem Baig, the first ever Asian female who joined the Bomb Disposal Unit. As many as three listeners took part in the program.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.