Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi. PHOTO: FILE
He stated this while addressing the launching ceremony of child rights training programme organised for policemen by National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in collaboration with Islamabad Capital Territory Police.
Primarily the main focus of the training is to enhance capacity building of Islamabad Capital Territory Police while dealing with child rights violation cases at police stations. The training programme is also aimed to create awareness and sensitise the police department for respect and protection of children’s rights.
Afridi says ‘will not accept any do more demands’
The state minister said that a force of youth would have to be set up in educational institutions to counter enemies’ designs for fifth generation warfare.
According to the US experts, fifth-generation warfare is the latest threat. While the "fourth-generation" warfare is conflicts over ideas, as against industrialised "third-generation" war fought by traditional armies over land and resources, the so-called "fifth-generation" – won't feature armies or clear ideas. It will be a free-for-all of surprise destruction motivated more by frustration than by any coherent plans for the future. “5GW is what happens when the World's disaffected direct their desperation at the most obvious symbol of everything they lack, contends Marine Lt Col Stanton Coerr, in a new piece in Marine Corps Gazette.
In this context, Afridi said there was a strong need on empowering the youth in order to bring them on the forefront to counter social evils. "Some elements are trying to destroy our generation through manipulating them onto a path of drug abuse but such mafia will have to face strict action," he added.
He requested parents of the children not to give them such devices which are harmful to them and to check their activities on a daily basis. The minister said that a huge number of students are becoming drug addicts but we would fight against drug mafia to secure the future of our generation.
He ordered Islamabad IGP Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan to launch a crackdown in educational institutions from where reports of drug use by students are received and take strict action against drug mafia.
Hinting towards land mafia in the city, he said that a few people have created an atmosphere of fear among innocent citizens but strict action is underway against them. Such people would be made an example and would not to be spared, he added. He was of the view that the Prime Minister of Pakistan has concurred to the demand of Islamabad IGP in making this police force a role model for the whole country.
He further maintained that the government is fully backing the drive of Islamabad IGP against drug mafia, land mafia, criminals and liquor mafia as a whole. He said that the writ of the state would be established with an iron hand by eliminating all these criminals once and for all and supremacy of law shall prevail throughout the country on an equal basis.
He further maintained that vulnerable groups like children shall be equally respected and bonded labour will not be tolerated in our society. He elaborated that the ongoing campaign against drug barons, land grabbing mafia and hardcore criminals shall continue till meeting its logical end. He appreciated Human Rights Federal Minister Dr Shireen M. Mazari in particular and the NCHR in general. He emphasised that there will be zero tolerance to the black sheep involved in malpractices in all segments of societies. Islamabad IGP had assured the interior minister that ICT Police shall go all out in materialising the vision of the current government. The IGP also touched upon the role of police in respecting human rights and called upon all officials to deal all human beings with sheer respect, dignity and honor.
After the implementation on the vision of respect for others by police, the trust of the people will be restored and people in return would love Islamabad Police. Indeed police is paid on people's taxes hence duty bound to maintain and perform this sacred profession.
In the end, the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) Chairman Ali Nawaz Chohan expressed highest gratitude and reposed confidence on the leadership of IGP Islamabad.
He said that ICT Police under the current IGP shall flourish in a manner, where on human rights will be respected and criminals shall be on the run.
He was of the view that the exemplary measures under taken by ICT Police shall become a regular feature. About torture on cameraman in the premises of Parliament House, the State Minister for Interior said that action would be taken against those involved in this act as per law.
He directed IGP Islamabad to ensure arrest of the persons wanted in it and submit report with him on immediate basis.
Irrespective of the status of the people, he said that the incumbent government would ensure implementation of law without any discrimination.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2018.
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