Summary Sindh IG says police could not be expected to give 21st century results with 1861 laws
HYDERABAD: (Dunya News) – Sindh Inspector General of police AD Khawaja has on Sunday said that the 92 operation in Karachi was political and that was why it failed. He said that he still stood by his words, reported Dunya News.
Talking to media after inaugurating women protection cell Hyderabad Division’s DIG office, AD Khawaja said that his past statement about the 92 operation wasn’t political and that he still stood by it. He added that the mistakes by police during 92 operation forced to call in Rangers in 1996.
Khawaja said that the people should have practical participation under a police law. He said that Punjab’s police was working under the law made in 2002 while there was an entirely new law in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while the Sindh police was still working under the 19th century law. Police should not be expected to give 21st century results with 1861 act, he said.
Talking about the women protection cell, Sindh IG said that it was a good initiative and he’d request Sindh government to start such cells in entire Sindh with female DSPs as in charge and proper staff. He said that this cell will be merged with the women police stations.
