Sanctioned posts for male staff were found to be vacant in police stations monitored in Punjab, Sindh and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) during the October-December 2011 quarter, a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report said.
But police stations observed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan had more staff than the sanctioned positions. FAFEN observers visited 131 police stations in 71 districts during the monitoring quarter. According to the report, the occupancy rate of male staff in Punjab was 78 percent with 3,114 positions out of the sanctioned 3,993 occupied. In Sindh, this rate was 69 percent-1,320 posts from among 1,905 filled while in ICT it stood at 35 percent as only 49 slots out of 140 sanctioned were occupied. On the other hand, the occupancy rate in KP and Balochistan was 102 percent and 116 percent respectively-appointments on deputation from government departments the probable reason for the higher number of staff in these regions.
All the sanctioned posts for female staff were occupied in the monitored police stations. Around 24 percent of the police stations observed were not housed in proper buildings while 40 percent were operating out of buildings in a dilapidated condition. Around 90 percent of the police stations had wireless and electricity connections, fans and latrines; all but one had vehicles while 92 percent were also getting fuel from the relevant department.