Women, Children a 'Red Line' as Police Workshops Begin Across Punjab

Key Points:

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has declared violence and abuse against women and children a red line
Special training workshops are being held for police officers from head constable to DSP rank on the IG Punjab’s direction
The training covers prevention of violence, protection of victims and investigation of sexual and gender-based crimes
The workshops are under way at regional training centres and district police lines
Victims’ identities and the sensitive information of cases are to be kept strictly confidential

LAHORE: Punjab Police have begun special training workshops for officers from head constable to deputy superintendent rank. The sessions focus on protecting women, children and other vulnerable groups across the province.

The police handout said Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif had declared violence and abuse against women and children a red line for the government. It said she had ordered the force to raise its professional capacity for protecting women, children and vulnerable sections of society.

Trainees fill a hall during a Punjab Police training workshop

Senior police officers attend a workshop session through video link

Officers watch an instructor on a screen during a video-link training session

Police officers and personnel attend a training workshop session

An instructor addresses male and female trainees at a police training school

DIG Training Rao Munir Zia said the workshops were being held for officers and personnel from head constable to DSP rank. He said they had been arranged on the direction of Inspector General of Police Punjab Abdul Kareem.

According to the DIG Training, officers are being trained in preventing violence against women, children and weaker sections of society. The training also covers the protection of victims.

The DIG said the special training would sharpen the professional skills of officers in the prevention, identification and investigation of sexual and gender-based crimes.

The workshops are being held at regional training centres and district police lines. Rao Munir Zia said the regional police officers were ensuring full participation of the officers and personnel concerned in their regions.

The DIG Training directed the city police officers and district police officers to ensure certified instructors and practical training sessions. He also directed them to set up an effective mechanism for monitoring attendance and performance.

He said special attention would be paid during the training to keeping the identity of affected women and children protected. The DIG added that the sensitive information of the cases concerned would be kept secret.

Rao Munir Zia said focal persons had been appointed in the regions concerned for effective monitoring of the training activities. He said a regular record of all participating officers and personnel would be maintained at the district level.

The DIG Training said weekly reports carrying the workshop schedules, venues, batches and participant details would be sent to the Central Police Office.

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