PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), which is considered a conservative province of Pakistan, has appointed the first female Muharrar in Kohat police in a bid to introduce gender equality in the department.
“Zobia Musarrat’s appointed was done purely on merit”, District Police Officer (DPO) Abbas Majeed Marwat told a local media outlet on Sunday.
The offer was open to everyone. However, the interested officers were called for their knowledge about law. In the end, she topped the exams and got selected on the basis of her overall results”, the DPO added.
She joined the police force in the year 2009. She holds a bachelor’s degree and completed her lower course in 2007.
It is a matter of pride to be selected purely on the basis of merit. “I have been appointed as Muharrar (writer of complaints) at the city police station for the specific purpose of addressing women’s issues,” Zobia told the newspaper.
Women are rarely able to make it to the police stations across KP to file complaints because of cultural and social barriers.
“Being appointed as a Muharrar in the city means that more women would be able to have the comfort to speak to a female police officer”, she said.