KARACHI
\nPasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday said that our corrupt and outdated policing system is the main hurdle to over development as this system instead of fighting crimes is promoting them.
\nHe said we inherited our policing system from our British colonial rulers and failed as yet to develop it as per our own needs. He said this system is filthy and corrupt in its core from top to bottom.
\nHe said in fact our policemen are paid salaries from the taxpayers money for looting and fleecing them. He said all sorts of mafia in our country are backed, supported and protected by police officers. He said when the common man says that our cop is the biggest thief it is not very far from the truth.
\nAltaf Shakoor said corrupt police are involved in all sorts of crime from peddling drugs to encroaching upon and selling government lands. He said hoarding, smuggling and black marketing is not possible without overt and covert support of the police department.
\nHe said our traffic police loot drivers more than regulating traffic on streets. He said sadly our police stations have become dens of bribery.
\nAltaf Shakoor demanded an overhaul of the police department on modern lines. He urged use of computers, surveillance cameras and artificial intelligence in policing matters. He asked focusing on community policing also to strengthen law and order at grassroots level.
\nHe demanded recruitment in police at all levels through the public service commission so that educated and civilized people are made the part of the prestigious police department.
\nHe said the police department should be made a symbol of respect and dignity instead of a badge of corruption and dishonesty.
\nHe said the traffic police is the most visible part of the police department and it should be made a corruption-free entity. He said issuance of driving licence should be made easy, as unlicensed drivers are the easy prey of corrupt traffic cops.
\nHe said learner\u2019s licenses should be issued at police station and traffic police post basis so as to promote the culture of abiding by the traffic rules. He said use of hidden cameras and artificial intelligence should be increased to detect and check traffic violations.
\nHe asked to develop police academies and training schools on modern lines so that to train the young cops as per most modern lines. He said when can\u2019t fight corruption and bribery unless we purge our own police department from the corruption and dishonesty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday said that our corrupt and outdated policing system is the main hurdle to over development as this system instead of fighting crimes is promoting them. He said we inherited our policing system from our British colonial rulers and failed as yet to develop it as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10978],"class_list":{"0":"post-356559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-altaf-shakoor"},"yoast_head":"\n