KARACHI: Additional Inspector General (AIG) Karachi Javed Alam Odho said Monday that they are facing a shortage of 18,000 police personnel.

While addressing an event in Karachi, the AIG Karachi said that mobile snatching is the biggest issue in Karachi. He added that an SOP was formulated to curb street crimes. He said that street crimes will be reduced after the issuance of a notification by the government. Odho said that 3,200 mobile phones were snatched this year. The AIG said that they are facing a shortage of 18,000 police personnel.

He added that 5,000 personnel will be recruited. On February 5, the Additional Inspector General (AIG) Karachi Javed Alam Odho had stated in his report that 93 street crime incidents took place in the metropolis within 24 hours. Additional Inspector General (AIG) Karachi Javed Alam Odho presented a detailed report of crimes that took place in the metropolis within a day to the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 14 2023

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