Pakistan Police, Ramadan and Bribe!

Have you ever seen a policemen, who keep fast on duty? I have seen many police men having fast on duty but bribing and corruption is the part of our police, so does Fast remains genuine when you bribe or do some corruption to make this city and country more horror? Does fast remains authentic when you speak hell slang language to make someone crazy out of there? For me answer is no!

I just recently faced the two policemen on yesterday morning at 6:15 AM at Sakhi Hassan, North Nazimabad while I was coming to office. One policemen was eating pan on 6th Ramadan and another one had nothing in mouth,may be he was fasting. They stopped me, checked me and my documents. When they got fed up with the completion of my legal documentation required for riding a bike then they just asked me show the route insurance? I said what? Route insurance is a document which is required for driving the vehicle on roads, explained by that empty mouth police men.

I asked with open eyes that isn’t the job of traffic’s inspector to check my authority to drive on roads? He smiled and replied, “Beta jee, ham bhi kanoon walay hain.” In the meantime I had realized that they were not going to leave me without giving bribe. I just said that I have nothing like route insurance, so please proceed quickly as I am getting late. He then explained me that Mr. ADO will fine me up Rs 5000 for driving without route insurance. I said ok then are we going to Mr ADO’s office?

He asked me to go for Police Station, because Mr. ADo will come at 8:00 AM in office. Then one police men having Pan in mouth sat behind me on bike and our journey started. Within next minute during riding I asked which police station are we going? As I was confused about choice of Taimuria or Sir syed.

It was the time to hit my head on wall when Police men sitting behind me replied that we are going to Gulberg Police Station. I instantly stopped my bike and with full volume of my voice I ordered him to get down from bike as soon as possible. He shocked and got down, then I too left the bike on road and asked to Police men about his official identity card from Police as I had suspect about his authenticity of Police (he might be a street criminal in Police uniform).

Fortunately some peoples were standing where I was yelling about his authentication and it was enough for that police men to loose his confidence. Another police men came and asked me to talk slowly and go to Police station for more queries. I was totally shocked that they both police men was on duty and did not have any official card or identity? I mean I can’t move out of department without my office card in my office.

Anyways, peoples gathered and captured the incident happened with me. They took my side asked same question about identity to those police men. Instantly mobile of rangers arrived on spot and clear the mess of peoples. Ranger officer sitting front of mobile said some badly slang words to those police men and asked me to leave for office. Yes Rangers were observing the whole scene from their position. However I and others left that place within minutes.

Whole day I was thinking that how these kind of police personnel will save us? how they will save the law? I am hopeless and since that incident I have tough anger over the police. I just hate them and really I do not consider any condolence on death of these kind of dogs. Follow me on twitter and Linked Inn.

Waqar Hussain

a project management professional and blogger who write about project management and entrepreneurship in Pakistan

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