Community policing must be promoted in post war conflict zones: Shireen Mazari.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minster for Human Rights Dr Shireen M. Mazari has said that the government had commitment for the protection and promotion of human rights of all the citizens of the country as per constitution of Pakistan. She said this while speaking as a chief guest at the international conference on 'Community Policing and Post-Conflict Police Reform in Pakistan' held here. She said many issues are common in many countries like minorities and climate change. She said we can see minority problems in Europe and India. She said there is a difference between community policing and post conflict community police.

The minister said in FATA which is post conflict zone, we need to involve local community to build trust in traumatized society and we need to bring local people in police and administration. She said police need to change its image from harsh to supportive institution through inviting people and community policing. She also mentioned that Islamabad police registered First Investigative Report against nine religious party persons who threw stones on participants of Aurat March which developed trust of people. The conference was organized by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad Campus and Rozan...

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