Public-Pvt partnership proposed to manage Complaint Centre

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Home, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Mirza has approved a proposal for constitution of an oversight committee to operate Department's Complaint Centre on Public-Private partnership basis.

According to a Home Department statement issued on Sunday, the Minister said the proposal will be submitted to Sindh chief Minister for formal approval.

The proposal was shaped by Consultant on Home Affairs, Sharfuddin Memon for making the complaint center more target-oriented and accountable.

The oversight committee would be headed by Chief Minister as Chief Patron while Sindh Home Minister as Chairman and Consultant on Home affairs of its Secretary.

The committee will have equal numbers of members both from public and private sector, it added.

It further maintained that the main purpose of the committee was to ensure timely

Main functions of the committee will be to look into the complaints related police excesses, misbehavior, illegal detention and non-registration of FIRs while it will also scrutinise the complaints pertaining to extortion, land grabbing, child/women trafficking, human rights violations etc.

Moreover, the Oversight Committee will also help organise open Katcheries with the DIGs, DPOs and TPOs and SHOs concerned for the respective jurisdiction, it added.