ISLAMABAD:National Police Bureau (NPB) is committed to increase the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in
police by adopting the principles of gender just
policing.
This was reiterated by the NPB Director General Iqbal Mehmood Khan while addressing the Board of Directors of Women Police Forum (WPF) on Wednesday at NPB.
Hosted by NPBthe event was attended by the women members from all provinces.
They shared their concerns and challenges in a resource constraint environment and need for a gender
policy.
WPF also developed its next quarter’s plan that revolves around key activities like social media advocacy, data collection on gender sensitive indicators and creating a mentor’s forum to enhance their own skills and promote gender responsive
policing. These activities will be implemented with Gender Crime Cell and the gender team of the phase III of gender responsive
policing.
USIP, in collaboration with NPB, is doing a series of media outreach activities to build greater trust between the citizens and
police. Some of the video clips from the said series were also shared with th
eforum to seek their insights and feedback.
The key
decisions taken today
included the need for a transformative leadership within
police service; data for
decision making and effective working of lady complaint units to effectively address crimes against women.
