Pakistani female police (14 images)

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Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto established the first ever women-only police station in Rawalpindi in 1994.
The establishment of the exclusive police station was a response to the increasing
incidents and complaints of police excesses against women arrested or
investigated by male members of the department. All cases involving
women were to be dealt with by the Women's Police Station.
The Bhutto administration proceeded to create women-only police...
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  • A sign points to the entrance of the West Zone Women's police station in Karachi. The objective for the station is to investigate cases of violence against women in order to ensure the women fair treatment of their cases. Sadly in reality the women police stations lack any proper authority to help the women. Pakistan, 2011

  • Lady police inspector Anila Unar of the West Karachi Police Station.<br /> 'If they would give us the authority to lodge an F.I.R. (First information rapport) it would already make a big difference.<br /> Women come in our police station to start an investigation, but I can't do anything because I'm not authorized to do so.' Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • A poster of the Karachi Police force shows only a hand full of female police officers among a majority of male officers. <br /> Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • A female police constable writes down the arrival and departure times in a logbook. <br /> Women police officers and constables are often given jobs with no authority and their skills are not being properly used within the police force. Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • A female police constable writes down the arrival and departure times in a logbook. <br /> Women police officers and constables are often given jobs with no authority and their skills are not being properly used within the police force. Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • A female police constable writes down the arrival and departure times in a logbook. <br /> Women police officers and constables are often given jobs with no authority and their skills are not being properly used within the police force. Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • The backside of the gate of the Women's police station, closed off most of the time. <br /> Initially set up to investigate cases of violence against women and letting them be treated by female police officers, the reality on the ground is very different. With no authority and hardly any female police officers on duty, they don't serve the purpose they were intended for. Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • Lady police inspector Anila Unar of the West Karachi Police Station. <br /> In Pakistan there is no respect for female police officers.<br /> The system doesn't treat us like male police officers or constables and doesn't respect us.<br /> Even though I'm in a good position, often we are assigned duties outside Karachi like guarding the grave of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.<br /> Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • Lady police constable Afshan Farooq of the West Zone Police Station Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • Lady police constable Zenaat Zahoor of the West Karachi Police Station.

  • Lady police constable Afshan Hussain of the West Zone Police Station Karachi, Pakistan, 2011

  • Lady police constable Rubina Naz of the West Karachi Police Station.

  • Lady police inspector Anila Unar of the West Karachi Police Station.

  • Lady police constable Farid Bagam of the West Karachi Police Station.

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