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5,000 Jiyalas likely to join Sindh Police
By Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Police department has initiated the process of appointing over 5,000 constables amid serious warnings that highly politicised persons enjoying the backing of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are being inducted into the police.
An official source in the Sindh government warned that under the most powerful figure in the Sindh regime today, Home Minister Zulfikar Mirza, the process for the appointment of over 5,000 constables had already kicked off with the clear understanding that only favourites would be inducted in the police department, which is already ineffective and corrupt because of similar appointments made in violation of merit in the past.
The source said the Sindh chapter of an elite intelligence agency had also raised similar apprehensions and reported to its headquarter that serious attempts would be made to appoint highly politicised individuals in the provincial police department.
It is pertinent to note that the MQM, which is passing through turbulent times in the coalition both at the Centre and in Sindh, early this year alleged that the PPP was inducting 5,000 criminals in the police force.
According to a source, in order to make choice appointments of police constables in all different districts of the province, verbal instructions would be passed on to the concerned police officers.
Sindh Inspector General Police, Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak, when contacted, insisted that the appointments would be made on merit and as per the procedure laid down in the Police Order 2002.
Khattak confirmed that 5,000 constables were being appointed all over Sindh for which newspaper advertisements were already being published, inviting applications from interested candidates.
The provincial police chief claimed that everyone who would apply for the police jobs would have to undergo the same selection procedure, which includes physical test, written exam and interview. He said physical and written tests would be regulated and monitored by a police committee, headed by the respective district police officer while interviews would be conducted by the respective DIGs.
The IGP said the candidates who would pass the physical and written tests would reach the interview stage where discretion of the selection authority could work. A source claims that appointments of diehard PPP workers would be made by controlling the whole recruitment process through the district and divisional police chiefs, most of whom were reportedly appointed on the basis of political connections instead of merit.
Like other parts of the country, the province of Sindh, whose capital city Karachi saw one of the worst terrorist attacks on Thursday, is in dire need of professional police, a well-trained investigation department and skilled prosecution; however, political considerations of rulers are pushing things from bad to worse.
Even at the federal level, the appointment process of over 500 police constables is on hold following the instructions of the Interior Ministry allegedly because of the mere reason that those shortlisted and cleared did not include favourites of the rulers.
The Islamabad Police sources confirm that they had been provided with lists of favourites, but the police selection committee does not entertain those seeking appointments of their blue-eyed. Almost a year has passed but these appointments are still on hold and not being cleared by the federal government.
By Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Police department has initiated the process of appointing over 5,000 constables amid serious warnings that highly politicised persons enjoying the backing of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are being inducted into the police.
An official source in the Sindh government warned that under the most powerful figure in the Sindh regime today, Home Minister Zulfikar Mirza, the process for the appointment of over 5,000 constables had already kicked off with the clear understanding that only favourites would be inducted in the police department, which is already ineffective and corrupt because of similar appointments made in violation of merit in the past.
The source said the Sindh chapter of an elite intelligence agency had also raised similar apprehensions and reported to its headquarter that serious attempts would be made to appoint highly politicised individuals in the provincial police department.
It is pertinent to note that the MQM, which is passing through turbulent times in the coalition both at the Centre and in Sindh, early this year alleged that the PPP was inducting 5,000 criminals in the police force.
According to a source, in order to make choice appointments of police constables in all different districts of the province, verbal instructions would be passed on to the concerned police officers.
Sindh Inspector General Police, Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak, when contacted, insisted that the appointments would be made on merit and as per the procedure laid down in the Police Order 2002.
Khattak confirmed that 5,000 constables were being appointed all over Sindh for which newspaper advertisements were already being published, inviting applications from interested candidates.
The provincial police chief claimed that everyone who would apply for the police jobs would have to undergo the same selection procedure, which includes physical test, written exam and interview. He said physical and written tests would be regulated and monitored by a police committee, headed by the respective district police officer while interviews would be conducted by the respective DIGs.
The IGP said the candidates who would pass the physical and written tests would reach the interview stage where discretion of the selection authority could work. A source claims that appointments of diehard PPP workers would be made by controlling the whole recruitment process through the district and divisional police chiefs, most of whom were reportedly appointed on the basis of political connections instead of merit.
Like other parts of the country, the province of Sindh, whose capital city Karachi saw one of the worst terrorist attacks on Thursday, is in dire need of professional police, a well-trained investigation department and skilled prosecution; however, political considerations of rulers are pushing things from bad to worse.
Even at the federal level, the appointment process of over 500 police constables is on hold following the instructions of the Interior Ministry allegedly because of the mere reason that those shortlisted and cleared did not include favourites of the rulers.
The Islamabad Police sources confirm that they had been provided with lists of favourites, but the police selection committee does not entertain those seeking appointments of their blue-eyed. Almost a year has passed but these appointments are still on hold and not being cleared by the federal government.
