Learning new techniques: Policemen feel prepared to fight better after German training
Around 3,000 officers will be trained by Dec 2014.
KARACHI:
The Sindh police can now fight back militants with new techniques learnt during the first phase of a training session organised by Deutsche Gesellschatft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the German government.
More than 200 master trainers and 2,000 police officers of different ranks have been trained at the Police Training College Saeedabad, Shahdadpur and Larkana under the Capacity Development Support to the Sindh Police (CDSP) project which is managed and funded by GIZ.
"This will help the police force in increasing their professional competence," he said. "It will also give the force the specialisation they need during investigations." He added that the training courses were selected according to the needs of the Sindh police.
According to the IG, GIZ had not only funded the training programme but had also provided the department with free equipment which includes a machine to the forensics department to check finger prints .
While responding to a question about the Karachi airport attack, Mehmood said that they have reached the elements behind the attack but refused to comment any further.
Former Sindh IG and the chief consultant of the project, Babar Khattak also spoke at the event and said that these training sessions were important for the Sindh police. He added that the master trainers will impart their knowledge and training to their subordinates and new comers.
"This will bring a positive change not only in their work but also in their attitude," said Khattak, adding that the training will improve the police work procedure by making it transparent and help gain people's trust.
DIG Akram Naeem Bharoka of the Special Branch police said that the training must initiate a change in the police mind-set and they must learn from this experience. "The police should run a similar project at their own training institutions but we have to set a new standard of training," he said. "All over the world, training the police force is regarded is as a necessity." He added that this would help the force learn how new technology works and prepare them to face modern challenges.
Shaukat Ali Shah, the senior technical advisor at CDSP, said that from August to December 2014, another 3,000 police officers would be trained under the project in basic intelligence and surveillance, investigation management and method of instructions.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28th, 2014.
The Sindh police can now fight back militants with new techniques learnt during the first phase of a training session organised by Deutsche Gesellschatft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the German government.
More than 200 master trainers and 2,000 police officers of different ranks have been trained at the Police Training College Saeedabad, Shahdadpur and Larkana under the Capacity Development Support to the Sindh Police (CDSP) project which is managed and funded by GIZ.
"This will help the police force in increasing their professional competence," he said. "It will also give the force the specialisation they need during investigations." He added that the training courses were selected according to the needs of the Sindh police.
According to the IG, GIZ had not only funded the training programme but had also provided the department with free equipment which includes a machine to the forensics department to check finger prints .
While responding to a question about the Karachi airport attack, Mehmood said that they have reached the elements behind the attack but refused to comment any further.
Former Sindh IG and the chief consultant of the project, Babar Khattak also spoke at the event and said that these training sessions were important for the Sindh police. He added that the master trainers will impart their knowledge and training to their subordinates and new comers.
"This will bring a positive change not only in their work but also in their attitude," said Khattak, adding that the training will improve the police work procedure by making it transparent and help gain people's trust.
DIG Akram Naeem Bharoka of the Special Branch police said that the training must initiate a change in the police mind-set and they must learn from this experience. "The police should run a similar project at their own training institutions but we have to set a new standard of training," he said. "All over the world, training the police force is regarded is as a necessity." He added that this would help the force learn how new technology works and prepare them to face modern challenges.
Shaukat Ali Shah, the senior technical advisor at CDSP, said that from August to December 2014, another 3,000 police officers would be trained under the project in basic intelligence and surveillance, investigation management and method of instructions.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28th, 2014.