Sindh Police woes.

THERE is a general misperception that police officials make 'a lot of money'. This may be true in the case of a few dishonest individuals as there are black sheep in every department. But, generally speaking, about 95 per cent of police personnel find it hard to make ends meet.

Most police officials do not get any government accommodation or transport. The salaries of Sindh Police, too, are meagre compared to their counterparts in Punjab. Promotion of officials not belonging to the Pakistan Police Service (PSP) cadre takes decades.

Moreover, there are no health facilities for the families of police officials whereas even those working in the Sindh secretariat enjoy such facilities.

Police officials, especially in Karachi, manage their domestic finances with great difficulty as they have to pay house rent, school fees for their children and other household expenses within their limited resources. But they...