4 parliamentary groups formed for police reforms under USIP pilot project.

ISLAMABAD -- Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), under a pilot project of United States Institute of Peace (USIP), on Thursday formed four parliamentary working groups to bring reforms in the police department by introducing modern research mechanism and making necessary legislation.

'Four parliamentary groups are consisted of members from National Assembly and Senate, Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies,' SSDO Executive Director Syed Kausar Abbas said in a news release issued here.

The SSDO, a non-governmental organization, he said would assist the parliamentarians in evaluation of existing laws, police reform and research methodologies, under the project "Police Awam Saath Saath" (Police and Public Side By Side).

He said the organization would hold online sessions with the parliamentary groups' MNAs and MPAs with regard to preparing working paper for the much needed reforms in the police department.

He highlighted important role of parliamentarians in reforming the police department across the country so that it could serve the masses in a more efficient manner and bring down the crime rate.

He said the project would also help improve the police image and promote the culture of community policing with active participation of public including women and children.

In the National Assembly...