Indian Punjab spends 41% more on policing than Pakistani Punjab
Lahore has a ratio of 1 policeman per 413 people, while Delhi has a far better ratio of 1:198
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ISLAMABAD:
At a time when countries around the world are strengthening their security forces, the Punjab government is spending 41% lesser amount on the security of its people in comparison with that of India, which has a comparatively lower population and hardly any acts of terrorism on its soil.
According to official documents of the Punjab Home Department, with a population of 110 million, Punjab is spending $0.87 billion on its police force, while Indian East Punjab invests $0.41 billion for the security of 27 million people.
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The official figures clearly indicate that if Indian Punjab had a population of 110 million like ours, then its spending on police force would have escalated by 41% to $1.23 billion.
Even the London police spend $6.56 billion on a population of 8.7 million, stated the documents.
The ratio of Punjab’s police and population is at 1:563, which means only one personnel is available for 563 persons, while as per Police Rules 1934, the ratio should be 1:450, maintained the documents.
In this connection, Lahore has a ratio of 1:413, while Delhi has a far better ratio of 1:198 and Mumbai’s statistics in this connection stand at 1:294.
London’s ratio stands at 1:157 in this context, the documents further elaborated.
The provincial government has allocated Rs95.128 billion in the current fiscal budget for the police against the demand of Rs102.767 billion, reflecting a difference of Rs7.639 billion.
The documents further revealed that only 47% of the police were available for crime management, operation and investigation, while 20% of its strength was engaged in matters concerning security.
Only 2.0% were of Special Branch and again 2.0% were deployed at training institutions.
The total police strength of Punjab stands at 204,892 as against a massive population of 110 million.
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The documents also revealed that the situation regarding ‘Public Order’ deteriorated in 2016 in comparison with 2015. However, it seemed to have improved a bit during the ongoing year as compared with the previous year.
The documents also stated that the total number of cases regarding matters of ‘Public Order’ declined by 24% to 5,361 during 10 months of 2017 as against 7,011 cases registered during the same period of 2016. The Public Order cases included protest demonstrations, rallies, road blocks, sit-ins, strikes and property damage.
At a time when countries around the world are strengthening their security forces, the Punjab government is spending 41% lesser amount on the security of its people in comparison with that of India, which has a comparatively lower population and hardly any acts of terrorism on its soil.
According to official documents of the Punjab Home Department, with a population of 110 million, Punjab is spending $0.87 billion on its police force, while Indian East Punjab invests $0.41 billion for the security of 27 million people.
Public safety: ‘Citizens are not subjects’
The official figures clearly indicate that if Indian Punjab had a population of 110 million like ours, then its spending on police force would have escalated by 41% to $1.23 billion.
Even the London police spend $6.56 billion on a population of 8.7 million, stated the documents.
The ratio of Punjab’s police and population is at 1:563, which means only one personnel is available for 563 persons, while as per Police Rules 1934, the ratio should be 1:450, maintained the documents.
In this connection, Lahore has a ratio of 1:413, while Delhi has a far better ratio of 1:198 and Mumbai’s statistics in this connection stand at 1:294.
London’s ratio stands at 1:157 in this context, the documents further elaborated.
The provincial government has allocated Rs95.128 billion in the current fiscal budget for the police against the demand of Rs102.767 billion, reflecting a difference of Rs7.639 billion.
The documents further revealed that only 47% of the police were available for crime management, operation and investigation, while 20% of its strength was engaged in matters concerning security.
Only 2.0% were of Special Branch and again 2.0% were deployed at training institutions.
The total police strength of Punjab stands at 204,892 as against a massive population of 110 million.
China asks Pakistan to guarantee safety of its citizens
The documents also revealed that the situation regarding ‘Public Order’ deteriorated in 2016 in comparison with 2015. However, it seemed to have improved a bit during the ongoing year as compared with the previous year.
The documents also stated that the total number of cases regarding matters of ‘Public Order’ declined by 24% to 5,361 during 10 months of 2017 as against 7,011 cases registered during the same period of 2016. The Public Order cases included protest demonstrations, rallies, road blocks, sit-ins, strikes and property damage.