Home department complaint centre: proposal for constitution of body approved

Sindh Minister for Home, Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza has approved a proposal for constitution of an oversight committee to operate the department's complaint centre on public-private partnership basis.
According to a statement of the department on Sunday, the proposal, shaped by Consultant on Home Affairs, Sharfuddin Memon for making the centre target-oriented and accountable will be submitted to Sindh Chief Minister for formal approval.
The oversight committee would be headed by the chief minister as its chief patron, Sindh home minister as chairman, and consultant on home affairs as the secretary. It will have equal numbers of members both from the public and private sectors.
The statement said that the main purpose of the committee is to ensure timely redressing of grievances. Other functions will be to look into the complaints relating police excesses, misbehaviour, 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.
The oversight committee will also help organise open katcheries by the Deputy Inspector Generals Police, District Police Officers, Town Police Officers and Station House Officers in their respective jurisdiction.