Sindh Police
| Department of Sindh Police Sindhi: سنڌ پوليس | |
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| File:SindhPolice Logo.jpg | |
| Abbreviation | SP |
| Motto | Striving to Serve |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1843 |
| Employees | 105,234[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Sindh, Pakistan |
| Size | 140,914 sq. km. |
| Population | 46.3 Million |
| Legal jurisdiction | Sindh |
| Governing body | Government of Sindh |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Department of Home, Sindh |
| Notables | |
| Award |
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| Website | |
| http://www.sindhpolice.gov.pk/ | |
The Department of Sindh Police (Sindhi: سنڌ پوليس, Urdu: سنده پولیس) (also known as Sindh Police) is a police department established in 1843 to maintain law and order and law enforcement in Sindh, Pakistan. The department serves an area of ~140,914 km2., and has about ~105,234 police officers and staff to served in the department. As of current, Ghulam Hyder Jamali is the current Inspector-General who was appointed in 2014.[2]
The Sindh Police has been fictionalized as well as dramatized in numerous movies, novels, dramas, and television shows through its history.[3] The department has also been associated with a number of controversies, mainly concerned with crime, police brutality, and police corruption.[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 our country has been established under this Charter. At the time of 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 and will be provided with 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 cases (such as murder and abduction) and gang rivalry (as seen in the Lyari Operation).
Current Structure
Today, Sindh Police is divided into:
Capital City Police Office - Karachi
Karachi CCPO is divided into three zones:[7]
- West Zone - 30 Police Stations in the areas of SITE Town, New Karachi Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town, Orangi Town and Baldia Town.
- East Zone - 34 Police Stations in the areas of Gulshan Town, Shah Faisal Town, Landhi Town, Korangi Town, Bin Qasim Town, Malir Town and Gadap Town.
- South Zone - 32 Police Stations in the areas of Kemari Town, Clifton, Saddar Town, Jamshed Town and Lyari Town.
- Traffic Zone - divided into five traffic zones in the city of Karachi..
Range Police Offices
- Hyderabad Range - covering districts of Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allah Yar, Badin,and Dadu.[8]
- Sukkur Range - comprising two Ranges:
- Sukkur Range (covering districts of Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur and Naushahro Feroze Now in Shaheed Benazir Abad Range)
- Larkana Range (covering districts of Larkana, Kambar, Shikarpur and Jacobabad).[9]
- Mirpur Khas Range covering districts of Mirpurkhas, Tharparker at Mithi and Umerkot
Police Special Branches
- Special Branch Headed by AIGP MR.A.D Khuwaja
- Training and Inspection Branch
- Technical & Transport Branch
- Crime Investigation Department (CID)
- Sindh Reserve Police
- Crime Branch
- Special Security Unit (SSU) Sindh headed by Lt (R) Maqsood Ahmed
CID is divided into three cells
1. Operation Branch headed by Usman Ijaz Bajwa
2. Investigations Branch headed by Saqib Ismail Memon
3. Anti-Extremist Cell (Vacant)
Weaponry
The Sindh Police uses a variety of weaponry. However, these are a few of the most common weapons used.
AK47, Heckler & Koch G3, Heckler & Koch MP5 (MP5K version also widely used), Beretta M92, various Glock pistols, RPG-7, Tear gas, Riot shields, Flak Jackets.
It is also very common for the Police to block roads with shipping containers from the Karachi Port. However, this is an extremely controversial move, as the police forcefully take these containers from shipping companies, and as these containers are extremely expensive to replace, the companies endure huge financial loss.
Vehicles
The most common vehicles used by the Sindh Police are:
Toyota Hilux (Vigo version), Toyota Corolla, (2011 version), Mohafiz Internal Security Vehicle, APC Talha.
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.
References
- ^ Sindh Police Sanctioned Strength
- ^ "Inspector Generals of the Sindh Police". Inspector Generals of the Sindh Police. Department of the Sindh Police. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ PTV. "Divergent Image". PTV Drama Serials. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Abbasi, Ansar (8 September 2013). "6,000 criminals hired, working in Sindh Police, PM told". News International. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ - Sindh Police History
- ^ http://geo.tv/10-28-2010/73544.htm
- ^ - Capital City Police Office, Karachi
- ^ Sindh Police - Hyderabad Region
- ^ Sindh Police - Larkana Range
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