Sindh Police

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Department of Sindh Police
Sindhi: سنڌ پوليس‎
Sindh Police Logo.png
AbbreviationSP
MottoProud to Serve
Agency overview
Formed1843[1]
Employees128,500[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSindh, Pakistan
Sindh in Pakistan (claims hatched).svg
Map of Department of Sindh Police's jurisdiction
Size140,914 sq. km.
Population47.89 Million(2017)
Legal jurisdictionSindh
Governing bodyGovernment of Sindh
General nature
  • Civilian police
Operational structure
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh
Agency executive
  • Mushtaq Ahmad Mahar
    Inspector-General
Parent agencyPolice Service of Pakistan
Facilities
Stations109
Airbases1
Patrol cars210
Boats4
Planes0
Dogs17
Notables
Award
  • President's Police Medal 1954-86 Pakistan.svg President's Police Medal
    Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal 1951-86 Pakistan.svg Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal
Website
http://www.sindhpolice.gov.pk/

The Sindh Police (Urdu: سندھ پولیس‎, Sindhi: سنڌ پوليس‎), is a law enforcement agency established in 1843 under a proclamation issued by Sir Charles Napier, who became the conqueror of the State of Sindh by defeating the forces of the Talpur rulers at the battle of Miyani near Hyderabad on 20 March 1843. Ever since its inception, the organization was raised on the model of the Royal Irish Constabulary to maintain law and order and law enforcement in Sindh, Pakistan. The department serves an area of ~140,914 km2., and has about ~128,500 police officers and staff to serve in the department. Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar is the current Inspector-General, appointed in March 2020.[3]

The Sindh Police has been fictionalized as well as dramatized in numerous movies, novels, dramas, and television shows through its history.[4]

History[]

After becoming the Governor of Sindh, General Sir Charles Napier established a policy system based on the pattern of the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1843. British Indian Army Officers closely supervised and controlled the force which was consequently more disciplined, efficient and less corrupt. Influenced by the success of Napier's police, the Court of Directors of the East India Company suggested that a common system of police be established on the pattern of the Irish Constabulary.

The British Indian Government set up a Police Commission headed by Mr. H.M.Court in 1860. One of the policy directives to the Police Commission of 1860 was that "though the duties of the police should be entirely civil, not military, the organization and discipline of the police should be similar to those of a military body". The present police system in Pakistan has been established under this Charter. At the time of the British Indian Police there was a famous Superintendent of Police from Pirdad (Hazro) in Punjab named Muhammad Umar Khan, who was much decorated.[5]

In October 2010 the government announced that Sindh Police had been given the approval to use and had received equipment to utilise phone-tracking technology to help them tackle kidnapping cases and corruption on the streets of Karachi.[6]

Activities[]

The Sindh Police has been actively involved in countering human trafficking, drug trade, solving criminal cases (such as murder and abduction).

Designations[]

Armed Sindh Police constable in uniform

Designations of Sindh Police are as follows:[7]

Grade Police Ranks Abbreviations
BPS-05 Constable PC
BPS-07 Head Constable HC
BPS-09 Assistant Sub-Inspector ASI
BPS-14 Sub-Inspector SI
BPS-16 Police Inspector Inspector
BPS-17
  • Assistant Superintendent of Police
  • Deputy Superintendent of Police
  • ASP
  • DSP
BPS-18 Superintendent of Police SP
BPS-19 Senior Superintendent of Police/Assistant Inspector General SSP/AIG
BPS-20 Deputy Inspector General DIG
BPS-21 Additional Inspector General Addl. IG
BPS-22 Inspector General of Police IGP

Posts[]

SHO, SDPO, DPO, CPO, RPO and PPO are posts, not ranks. So you may see a lower rank acting as a higher post for some time.[7]

Special Security Unit[]

The Special Security Unit (SSU) is one of the specialized counterterrorism and security units of the Sindh Police. It performs the function of counterterrorism operations and provide security to important personalities and institutions. It is a Karachi based unit of the Sindh Police, Pakistan and its operational jurisdiction extends to entire area of Sindh. The SSU was established due to the increased security and counterterrorism challenges in the country. It meets the international standards of counterterrorism training and has been directed to deal with the terrorist intimidations. The unit reports to IG Sindh and DIGP Security Mr. Lt (r) Maqsood Ahmed is the founding head of the unit.[8]

Controversies[]

IG Sindh appointment[]

The Government of Pakistan, in consultation with the Governor of Sindh, appointed Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar as Inspector General of Police, replacing Syed Kaleem Imam at the request of Sindh's provincial government due to his perceived insubordination and failure to control increasing crime rates in Karachi.[9][10]

Mazar-e-Quaid incident[]

The Pakistan Democratic Movement conducted a large political rally in the port city of Karachi near the Mazar-e-Quaid on October 18. During the rally, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif addressed the leader of the Pakistani Army, saying, "General Qamar Javed Bajwa, you packed up our government, which was working well, and put the nation and the country at the altar of your wishes." This speech was censored when broadcast by Pakistani media on the government's orders.[11] Some news analysts believed that Sharif's open criticism of Bajwa was unlikely to be taken lightly.[12]

That night, officials of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Pakistan Rangers allegedly abducted Inspector General Mahar and forced him to sign an order to arrest prominent opposition leader Muhammad Safdar Awan, Sharif's son-in-law, for "violating the sanctity of Quaid's mausoleum" during the rally.[13] The sequence of events, according to Al Jazeera, was that federal intelligence agencies grew frustrated because they were unable to immediately arrest Safdar, so they sent nine paramilitary Ranger vehicles to Mahar's house at 4am on October 19 to bring him to a meeting with the sector commander, where they demanded that he authorise Safdar's arrest.[11] Awan was released on bail the same day.[13]

To protest this treatment, Mahar and other senior officials in the Sindh police department applied for leave en masse, though they subsequently relented when Qamar Javed Bajwa, the head of Pakistani armed forces, ordered an inquiry into the incident.[14][15][16][17][18][11][19][excessive citations] The Federal Minister of Information, Shibli Faraz, called this protest by the Sindh police a "quasi-mutiny".[20]

According to former Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hassan Khan, the events were a series of blunders. He said that Safdar's behavior at the mausoleum was inappropriate and could be considered a legal offence, but not a cognizable one, meaning that his arrest should have been preceded by a court warrant. He condemned the abduction and intimidation of Mahar.[19][20][21] According to Al Jazeera, while all the reports of Mahar's mistreatment were unlikely to be true, such behavior on the part of federal intelligence officials amounted to coercion. Mazhar Abbas of thenews.com.pk reported that Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan considered the kidnapping and its aftermath to be media-created hype and a non-issue, laughing over the incident.[22][23][24]

Impact and legacy[]

According to Mazhar Abbas, the issues raised by such intra-institutional conflict and the unprecedented police revolt are unlikely to be resolved quickly.[23] Three inquiries were made, one by the head of the armed forces, another by a committee of the Sindh provincial government,[25] and a third, limited one by the federal government. The Civil Society filed a petition in Pakistan's Supreme Court seeking to restrain the federal government and its armed agencies from illegitimate interference in provincial autonomy.[26]

As per a[27] report by an inquiry conducted on the orders of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Mahar was not kidnapped but "summoned overzealously" since the ISI and Pakistan Rangers were allegedly under great public pressure.[28] As per the recommendations of same inquiry, the ISI and Ranger officials concerned in the incident were removed from any ongoing assignments that might cause misunderstandings with the Sindh Police.[28]

Weaponry[]

Service colour Dark blue and red
  
Uniform colour Black, Khaki
  

The Sindh Police uses a variety of weaponry. However, these are a few of the most common weapons used.

Vehicles[]

The most common vehicles used by the Sindh Police are:

Toyota Hilux Single/Double cabin (REVO/Vigo version), Toyota Corolla (2010-2018 version), Mohafiz Internal Security Vehicle, APCs, troop carriers, water cannons.

The Sindh Police is not known to use any aircraft; however, there have been rumours that the police use locally produced UAVs such as the SATUMA Jasoos, for reconnaissance.

Citizens Police Liaison Committee[]

The Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) (Urdu: شہری پولیس رابطہ پنچائیت‎) is a public-private relationship, self-funding, Non-Political Statutory organization, established under a notification by the Sindh government. The CPLC provides relief and technical support to victims of crime. Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim established the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) in 1989, the CPLC works in Karachi and assists citizens in registering the (FIR) if it is refused by police for some reason.

The public takes initiative as a volunteer and report the failing law and order situations to the law enforcement agencies to achieve its objectives.[29][30]

Organization structure[]

CPLC is distributed among 6 district offices in Karachi, one district office at Hyderabad, decided to establish a district office in Sukkur, where as its main office is located in the Governor House Sindh.[31] A Police core group was established by the IGP Sindh to cooperate among Police and the citizens.[32]

CPLC had previously Ahmed Chinoy as its chief and new chief Zubair Habib has been appointed as a new chief of CPLC.[33] CPLC has established 1102 as its help-line.[34] Makhdoom Ali Khan was member of the Advisory Board of the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC).

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sindh Police". www.sindhpolice.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ Sindh Police Sanctioned Strength Archived 13 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Inspector Generals of the Sindh Police". Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Divergent Image". PTV Drama Serials. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ - Sindh Police History Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.pakistanhotline.com/2016/11/pakistan-police-ranks-badges-and-grades.html?m=1
  8. ^ "SSU". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  9. ^ Sherani, Tahir (28 February 2020). "Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar replaces Syed Kaleem Imam as Sindh IGP". dawn.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Sindh govt writes to establishment division for IGP Imam's removal". dawn.com. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hashim, Asad. "Pakistan army to probe opposition allegation of pressuring police". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Pakistan's latest episode of Game of Thrones is an inflection point". www.defencenews.in. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Capt Safdar arrested from Karachi hotel for 'violating sanctity of Quaid's mausoleum'". dawn.com. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  14. ^ "A police force undermined". dawn.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  15. ^ Ali, Imtiaz (20 October 2020). "Sindh IG defers leave, orders his officers to set aside their leave applications for 10 days". dawn.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  16. ^ Ayub, Imran (20 October 2020). "PPP left red-faced after arrest of Maryam's husband". dawn.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Army chief orders immediate inquiry into 'Karachi incident': ISPR". dawn.com. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Pakistan News: Move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP to register FIR against PML-N leaders 'brainchild' of Pak interior minister Ijaz Shah". The Times of India. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b Hassan Khan, Akhtar (25 October 2020). "Open Mic Cafe with Aftab Iqbal; Captain Safdar & Sindh Police ; Episode 67 ; 25 October 2020 ; GWAI (Language:Urdu)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b Siddiqui, Naveed (10 November 2020). "ISI, Rangers officials involved in Sindh IG incident removed pending further proceedings: ISPR". dawn.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  21. ^ Sahoutara, Naeem (9 November 2020). "FIR against Capt Safdar over mausoleum incident 'fake', police tell Karachi court". dawn.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  22. ^ Khan, Imran (Prime Minister of Pakistan) (23 October 2020). "Live Stream ; Prime Minister Imran Khan Exclusive Interview on ARY News (Language Urdu)". YouTube. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "Political significance of Sindh IGP incident". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  24. ^ "PM finds abduction of Sindh IG funny, says can't stop laughing". The Current. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Ministerial Committee to probe Capt Safdar's arrest, IG Sindh holds session in Karachi". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  26. ^ "SC moved against Sindh police chief's 'kidnapping'". The Express Tribune. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  27. ^ "Power Play | Arshad Sharif | ARYNews | 10 November 2020 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  28. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sindh IGP was not abducted, reveals report". ARY NEWS. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  29. ^ "Sindh governor seeks CPLC chief's resignation: sources". Dawn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  30. ^ "CPLC, Rangers, police to jointly fight street crime with volunteers' help". Dawn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  31. ^ "Who we are". cplc.org.pk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  32. ^ "CPLC-police core group proposed". Dawn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  33. ^ "New CPLC chief appointed". Dawn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  34. ^ "CPLC gets new helpline". DAWN. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

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