Politicizing of police breeds fake encounters, says Fawad

F.P. Report

KARACHI: Fake and staged encounters in Sindh including Karachi are the result of politicizing of Sindh police and the provincial government is not interested in bringing serious police reforms, said Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) central spokesman Fawad Chaudhry here Saturday.

Speaking to media at the residence of PTI Sindh leader Haleem Adil Sheikh he said Naqeebullah Mehsud was kidnapped and killed by a hooligan, donning the uniform of Sindh police. He said the police in Sindh have become politicized and it has failed to provide safety of life and property of citizens. He said in fact the PPP and PML-N are the two faces of same base coin and they have failed to serve the masses.

He said the provincial government of Sindh has been paying Rs2.5billion every year to the rangers for maintaining law and order; however, the provincial government has failed to bring any meaningful police reforms.