Suhai Aziz Talpur
Suhai Aziz Talpur (Sindhi: سُهائي عزيز ٽالپر) is a Pakistani law enforcement officer, serving as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) since 2013.[1]
Early life
She was born in 1988 in the Bhai Khan Talpur village in Tando Muhammad Khan district. Her father is Dr Aziz Talpur, a political activist and writer.[2]
Education
Aziz Talpur graduated from the Fauji Foundation Higher Secondary School, and then joined the Bahria Foundation College, in Hyderabad. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from the Zubaida Girls College and her Master's in Economics from the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. She's undertaken certificate courses in Chartered Accountancy at the Al-Hamd Academy, Hyderabad, and the Skans School of Accountancy.[3]
When Talpur's parents first decided to enroll her at a school, most of their relatives started "taunting" the familty. They eventually decided to leave the village and move to a nearby town.[2]
Career
Suhai Aziz Talpur is considered to be the first female from Lower Sindh to reach the rank of ASP in the Pakistan Police Services.[2]
On 13 August 2013, an attack with explosives, claimed by a banned nationalist outfit, took place at Hyder Chowk Hyderabad, killing one young person. Thirty-five locations within the city were declared "sensitive" and some seventy-five checking points were set up, manned by the police, including police commandos, and Pakistan Rangers paramilitaries, while the police intensified patrols in all Hyderabad. ASP Aziz Talpur was appointed in charge of Police Headquarters and related security arrangements, until the end of Independence Day celebrations.[4]
In 2017, she was placed in charge of the investigation at Sindh Varsity Common after allegations of sexual harassment were submitted by girl students against teaching staff.[5] In 2018, police raids in areas of Jamshoro against organized gangs involved in theft and drug trade were announced by Aziz Talpur, who stated that there would be "no leniency" for criminals in "a city of education."[6]
Wider significance
Aziz Talpur's entrance in the Pakistani police force and subsequent rise in its hierarchy are considered as important events[2] in a culture that Pakistani commentators observe[7][8] shows signs of patriarchy, religiousness, and misogyny. Before Aziz Talpur, only two women in Sindh had been accepted in the police department and appointed on senior posts, one of whom, after being posted in Ghotki, a town known for tribal clashes and dacoit culture, "worked hard to stop honor killings."[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Woman from Village to be the First Female ASP". Awami Web. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Tunio, Hafeez (11 October 2013). "Dedicated public servant: First female ASP from lower Sindh ready to clean house". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Iqbal, Waqas (13 August 2016). "10 Questions with Suhai Aziz Talpur First Woman ASP from Lower Sindh". Jahangir's World Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Independence Day: Security stepped up in Hyderabad, Sukkur". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Sexual Harassment of Girl Students at Sindh Varsity Common: Inquiry Starts on SC Order". The Lahore Times. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Jamshoro police arrest 6 wanted criminals from different areas". OnlineIndus. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Male Dominance over Female in Pakistan". Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "For Pakistani activists, a "rape culture" places no value in children". AsiaNews. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
External links
- Suhai Aziz Talpur at the forum of the Civil Service of Pakistan
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