Karachi cops to receive 'training' from New York police to curb street crimes

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has offered all-out technical assistance to train Karachi cops in dealing with street crime, petty crimes, intelligence work, traffic management, and vigilance.

The offer came during a meeting between a delegation of Pakistani American Law Enforcement Society (PALES) of NYPD and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.

A 22-member PALES delegation, led by Rohail Khalid, included Integrity Control, Traffic Enforcement, Intelligence, Training Bureau, Identification Bureau, Patrol and others.

Home Secretary Iqbal Memon, IG Police Ghulam Mabi Memon, Secretary to CM Raheem Shaikh and others were also in attendance.

During the meeting, the Sindh CM discussed the issues of terrorism and street crimes in Karachi.

Giving example of New York's street crimes, the delegation said that only 10 percent of the population was responsible for committing crimes against 90 percent people of the port city.

However, the CM accepted the offer from PALES and directed the IG Sindh to submit a plan for sending police officers to New York for training.