Abstract
Policing in post-conflict Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a challenging task. Public opinion about police and policing in Swat is unsatisfactory and police are considered inefficient. There is a lack of research on the problems that the police face. Police’s perspective has received little or no attention. This study is conducted in district swat. This is a narrative qualitative study, while data is collected from police with the help of purposive sampling. Where the collected information has been analyzed with help of narrative analysis. The study shows that many constraints affect police in their service delivery but the most prevalent among them are insufficient numbers of police personnel, excessive workload, political interference, and financial issues. However, an increase in the number of the police force and reduction in the working hours, improvement in working conditions, allocation of adequate budget, making police apolitical, are some steps that can lead to effective policing.
Highlights
The police are one of the main pillars of the state (Reiner, 2010)
Swat is one of the prime tourist locations in Pakistan, where the security situation is directly linked to the number of visiting tourists which is linked to the local economy
Security on other hand depends upon the adequate number of police personnel in any area
Summary
The police are one of the main pillars of the state (Reiner, 2010) They are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law of the state, and work as preventive, and investigative agents against criminal activities (Suddle, 2003) (Bouza, 1990). As a result of such challenges, the issues of crime, criminality, insecurity, and worsening law and order situation are more prevalent in Pakistan as compared to the rest of the world (Abbas, 2008). In this regard, police have been perceived as weak, corrupt, politically influenced, and incompetent (Segrave & Ratcliffe, 2017).
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