ADB decides to review police training curriculum
By Asad Cheema

ISLAMABAD—Asian Development Bank funded Access to Justice Program has decided to review the police-training curriculum and induct new training modules developed in context of reforms introduced in the New Police Order 2002.
Ministry of Law and National Police Academy has reached an agreement to exploit capacity building provisions in Access to Justice Program and enter the second generation reforms, said a handout issued here on Sunday.
It may be recalled that first phase of reforms focused on infrastructure development of the judiciary and in the second phase focus will target areas concerning police, prisons and professional training institutes in order to build linkages with them and to promote public grievance redress mechanism. In this regard Afzal Kahut, Program Director of AJP and Ch. Mohammad Yaqoob, Commandant National Police Academy have mutually decided in the meeting to make all arrangements for up-gradation of technical facilities and introduction of standardized training modules for the police officers at all levels. It has also been decided that new training standards would be devised in line with practical police work in the field
According to details of the proposed initiatives, Central Training Units at National Police Academy would be strengthened with provision of modern facilities such as library, computers and forensic facility. Under this program 78 training modules prepared for police officers will also be revamped and a special committee comprising Ihsan Sadiq, Police Reforms Specialist and some trainers of National Police Academy has also been announced. This committee would work out the modalities for initiating the activities aimed at revamping the police training system in the country.