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ISLAMABAD: When a provincial police chief reached to attend an already scheduled meeting, he found political bosses waiting for him. Other than the chief minister, a top leader whose party governs the province was also in attendance.
Asked the reason for his late arrival, the police chief who had taken charge weeks ago said he was on an inspection tour to five districts. ‘How was it,’ a follow-up question was raised by the ruling party leader. Performance of District Police Officers (DPOs) was satisfactory except the one who runs the district of chief minister, he replied. ‘What you have done?’ was another question from the party leader. Reply: ‘I have removed him.’
The CM intervened at this point: ‘You should have at least informed me.’ ‘I am informing you now Sir’, the police chief responded.This is the story of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) province, a testimony of change in the police culture where the top cop is at liberty to call the shots, something still unimaginable in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and also in Islamabad.
Nasir Durrani was serving in Punjab before his appointment as IG KP. Punjab CM preferred a pliant police chief to the likes of Durrani and Zulfiqar Cheema for fear of any tension with them in the event of political interference.
Durrani accepted to lead KP police only on the condition of no political interference in his business. To his good luck, Imran Khan was looking for a man like Durrani and was happy to note about his decision of the removal of DPH Nowshera on performance grounds. CM KP showed the grace by honouring the decision of his police chief instead of nurturing any grudge. Not only the DPO was removed, Durrani sent three names to CM to pick one of them as replacement. It is a legal formality, though not highly appreciated by independent-minded police chiefs, to send a panel of names to CM when a new DPO is to be appointed, no matter which district.
Again, this process is rigged in favour of politicians as the panel is formed through verbal consent and after including the choice names to be named later as DPO. It however did not happen in the case of appointment of DPO in CM KP’s district.
IG KP had to face a gigantic challenge following the transfer of DPO Mansehra, Ghafoor Afridi, a brave and honest police officer. The notification of his appointment as RPO Dera Ismail Khan sparked shutter down strikes in Mansehra and PTI also joined hands with the protesters demanding the reversal of transfer order. However, Durrani refused to budge. He said a valiant officer commanding integrity like Afridi is direly needed in the volatile area of DI Khan bordering with FATA hence the decision would not be reversed.
Earlier, he removed DPO Lakki Marwat Abdul Rasheed on corruption charges, as incidents of extortion were rife in the district under his watch. A corruption inquiry against him is in progress. Durrani has been giving sleepless nights to corrupt elements since he assumed charge. “Around 123 policemen have been dismissed during last five years,” reported Javed Aziz Khan, The News correspondent in Peshawar. Another 46 policemen have been given major punishment, 43 cases are yet to be decided while 32 policemen were exonerated of charges. Those punished included DSPs down to constables whereas four DPOs have been removed, his report said. PTI-led government ‘deserves the credit for improving the situation to some extent in most of the government departments, especially in the police,’ the report said.
How independent are the police in KPK - thenews.com.pk
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Asked the reason for his late arrival, the police chief who had taken charge weeks ago said he was on an inspection tour to five districts. ‘How was it,’ a follow-up question was raised by the ruling party leader. Performance of District Police Officers (DPOs) was satisfactory except the one who runs the district of chief minister, he replied. ‘What you have done?’ was another question from the party leader. Reply: ‘I have removed him.’
The CM intervened at this point: ‘You should have at least informed me.’ ‘I am informing you now Sir’, the police chief responded.This is the story of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) province, a testimony of change in the police culture where the top cop is at liberty to call the shots, something still unimaginable in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and also in Islamabad.
Nasir Durrani was serving in Punjab before his appointment as IG KP. Punjab CM preferred a pliant police chief to the likes of Durrani and Zulfiqar Cheema for fear of any tension with them in the event of political interference.
Durrani accepted to lead KP police only on the condition of no political interference in his business. To his good luck, Imran Khan was looking for a man like Durrani and was happy to note about his decision of the removal of DPH Nowshera on performance grounds. CM KP showed the grace by honouring the decision of his police chief instead of nurturing any grudge. Not only the DPO was removed, Durrani sent three names to CM to pick one of them as replacement. It is a legal formality, though not highly appreciated by independent-minded police chiefs, to send a panel of names to CM when a new DPO is to be appointed, no matter which district.
Again, this process is rigged in favour of politicians as the panel is formed through verbal consent and after including the choice names to be named later as DPO. It however did not happen in the case of appointment of DPO in CM KP’s district.
IG KP had to face a gigantic challenge following the transfer of DPO Mansehra, Ghafoor Afridi, a brave and honest police officer. The notification of his appointment as RPO Dera Ismail Khan sparked shutter down strikes in Mansehra and PTI also joined hands with the protesters demanding the reversal of transfer order. However, Durrani refused to budge. He said a valiant officer commanding integrity like Afridi is direly needed in the volatile area of DI Khan bordering with FATA hence the decision would not be reversed.
Earlier, he removed DPO Lakki Marwat Abdul Rasheed on corruption charges, as incidents of extortion were rife in the district under his watch. A corruption inquiry against him is in progress. Durrani has been giving sleepless nights to corrupt elements since he assumed charge. “Around 123 policemen have been dismissed during last five years,” reported Javed Aziz Khan, The News correspondent in Peshawar. Another 46 policemen have been given major punishment, 43 cases are yet to be decided while 32 policemen were exonerated of charges. Those punished included DSPs down to constables whereas four DPOs have been removed, his report said. PTI-led government ‘deserves the credit for improving the situation to some extent in most of the government departments, especially in the police,’ the report said.
How independent are the police in KPK - thenews.com.pk
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