The Gender Responsive Policing (GRP) project in collaboration with National Police Bureau is organising a training programme for police officers commencing on tomorrow (Monday) at National Police Academy, Islamabad.
Mid-career police officers and those performing their duties as trainers have been selected from across the country for this programme.
This training is expected to help the police officers in dealing with women victims with sensitivity and respect, which would help in reducing gender, based violence in the country.
A senior police officer said that the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) developed by the project assisted by the police organisations would also be a part of the course. He said the programme would provide comprehensive guidelines to deal with women victims and investigating crimes against them.
He further said the programme would change the police culture by addressing the negative attitude of police officials/officers towards women who seek police assistance.
It was further said that the training would serve as a first step to sensitize police officers to mainstream gender in police organizations.
PWC observes May Day
Pakistan Workers Confederation (PWC) on Saturday observed May Day by taking out processions, holding meetings and rallies all over the province and demanded the government to utilize all possible resources for the welfare of working class. The processions were taken out in Multan, Faisalabad, Gurjranwala, Rawalpindi and other main cities of the province.
The main procession was taken out from Bakhtiar Labour Hall, Lahore which was attended by large number of the workers belonging to various trade unions of WAPDA, Railways, PTCL, PWD, Irrigation Engineering, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Construction and Transport companies.
Khurshid Ahmed, General Secretary of PWC, Muhammad Yaqub President PWC, Muhammad Aslam Firdusi, Salahud Din Ayubi, Abdul Hamid Butt and other leaders led the rally.
They called for the government to amend out-dated labour laws, implement Pay and Pension Commission report, regularization of contractual workers and national public unities like Railway, Oil & Gas not to be privatized.
The participants were chanting slogans in support of their demands and condemning feudalism reached GPO Chowk.
The speakers paid homage to the martyrs of Chicago for their sacrifice for the cause of labour community rights. They highlighted the economic and social problems being faced by the working class and masses urging the government to lower prices of the commodities and solve the issue of un-employment in the country.