Ayesha Gul: Pakistan First AIG Gender Equality Seeks Elimination of Gender Discrimination in Police ! MAK NEWS-21

"The family thought it was a hobby for a few days. She would run away from the police job soon."   This is according to Ayesha Gul...

"The family thought it was a hobby for a few days. She would run away from the police job soon."

 

This is according to Ayesha Gul, Pakistan's first police officer to become AIG Gender Equality, whose mission is to recruit as many women as possible into the police department.

To eradicate gender discrimination and promote gender equality in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Moazzam Jahan Ansari has recently created a new post of its kind in the country called 'AIG Gender Equality'. has been given.

Ayesha Gul from Swabi is the first officer to be appointed to the post.

 

Why is there a need for Gender Equality Officer in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police?

According to the Human Rights Commission, violence against women and gender discrimination have increased in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in recent years. The Human Rights Commission reports that women have suffered almost twice as much violence during the two-year Corona epidemic.

According to Qamar Naseem, head of a social organization in Peshawar, figures from the Human Rights Commission show that domestic violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accounted for 53% of the total, while in the integrated tribal districts and rural areas of the province it accounted for 66%. Has increased to 

 

He said that these were the only cases in which wives were subjected to violence by their husbands. Violence by fathers, brothers and other relatives in various social and societal issues is not part of this report. If it is included, the rate will be even higher.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sex-based eunuchs also face negative attitudes. According to the report, more than 75 eunuchs have been killed since 2015, while hundreds have been victims of violence.

According to IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the biggest reason for gender discrimination is lack of awareness.

He points out that since the police are the guarantors of maintaining law and order in the society, it is imperative that for all these reasons, it is imperative that there be a position which promotes gender discrimination not only at the public level but also within the police department. To eliminate or at least prevent such incidents.

According to her, she felt that "there can be no better choice than a woman to create awareness about gender equality."

Who is AIG Gener Equality Ayesha Gul?

Ayesha Gul belongs to a Pakhtun family in Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She is the daughter of a retired Air Force officer. Ayesha is the fifth of six siblings.

 

With the full support of his father, he received his early education from Peshawar and did his MS from NUST University, Islamabad.

Ayesha Gul says she worked for the SBP for a year and a half after completing her education. At the same time, he came up with the idea of ​​appearing in the CSS competition.

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Ayesha passed the competitive examination and joined the police group. She spent five years in Islamabad as ASP Margalla, ASP Kohsar, ASP Traffic and also as ADOFC. Keep up the good content.

Recently, after promotion to Grade 18, his services were handed over to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government where the post of AIG Gender Equality was created and he was considered suitable for the post. He is currently stationed at the Central Police Office, Peshawar.

What will be Ayesha Gul's professional responsibilities as a Gender Equality Officer?

AIG Ayesha Gul says that as a Gender Equality Officer she has been given more than one task.

First, they will pave the way for more women in the police force. She believes that according to international standards, the participation of 10% women in the police force is inevitable, but in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the number is only 1%.

As soon as she assumes her new responsibilities, on the direction of IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for the first time in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ayesha is going to advertise 191 vacancies for women constables.

 

To curb gender discrimination, Ayesha Gul has started raising awareness at all levels within the police department. He said that this is a subject which needs to be brought to the notice of the orange and clerk posted at the gate of the police department as well as the top management officers so that every person who comes to the police to report his complaint and problem Don't think of withdrawing from your case in exchange for any kind of abuse.

Ayesha Gul also wants to deal with such pending cases.

The third major responsibility that Ayesha will play as a Gender Equality Officer is Community Reach. In other words, by highlighting the rights of women and other oppressed sections in the social circles, besides giving them a proper place in the society, they will also give them information on where to approach for any issue. 

 

"The family thought the police job was a hobby for a few days."

Gender Equality Officer Ayesha Gul says it has been her good fortune that as a woman she has never experienced the gender discrimination and unfavorable conditions that women typically face while studying or working.

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She recalls that "even my family thought that some day hobby would be fulfilled or if she got bored she would run away from this job."

But the seniors' excellent demeanor and co-operation during the job allayed their fears and joining the police department proved to be a pleasant experience for them.

Ayesha says that by becoming a role model, she also wants to eradicate gender discrimination in the police department.

She will declare her greatest achievement on the day when a questioner who comes to the police praises his case for better registration and good conduct of the police and then finds out which officer he praised. She has been part of their Gender Equality training class.