Friends, family and police personnel applauded as the graduates, who underwent six months of training, marched in parade and swore an oath to protect and serve the public in their new duties.
DIG Mubashirullah, the principal of the training centre, congratulated the constables but warned them that they would have to live within their means, for bribery or other illegal activities would not be tolerated.
Speaking to The Express Tribune after the ceremony, the constables said they would do their best to live up to their oath, even if it meant disobeying their superiors. “We have courts and if you want, you can resist corruption,” said Constable Muhammad Naeem. Constable Muhammad Bilal said he would do his best to resist “illegal orders”, but admitted he might think twice if resistance meant losing his job.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 7th, 2010.
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