The office of Inspector General Police Islamabad recently circulated a notification to SSPs, all Zonal SPs and SHOs of Islamabad, warning all ‘pot-bellied’ SHOs to lose weight within a month or ‘get ready’ to face serious consequences.
“It has been observed with great concern that the police officers particularly posted as SHOs in various police stations of the capital police are overweight having waist more than 40 inches. They are not physically fit for the police department and do not pay attention towards their physical fitness and turnout, which is mandatory for the disciplined force like police,” reads the notification issued by the IGP Islamabad.
The circular directed all the SHOs, posted at various police stations in Islamabad, to “reduce their weight and minimize waist upto 38 inches within one month and keep themselves physically fit as per Police Rules.”
The circular warned to initiate a serious action against the SHOs “who will not reduce their extra weight & waist and fail to achieve desired physical fitness.”
The circular claimed that most of the policemen posted at various police stations of Islamabad are obese and have waists way more than department’s standard size.
In addition, the circular requested the SSPs and Zonal SPs to “replace the Station Clerks with well educated officials having minimum education of BA/BSc etc.”
It’s odd that such a notification was circulated when the city’s police is in a state of emergency trying to manage the protesters stationed at Faizabad and its surroundings. If the situation persists, the policemen won’t even get a chance to rest let alone work on their fitness. Some are terming this notification as a misjudgement in priorities.
A similar survey carried out by a local NGO a few years ago suggested that “at least 50 percent of Punjab police are overweight.”
According to the Forbes’ list of fattest people, Pakistan is ranked at 165th position, with over 22% of the population considered obese, despite the reports that suggest nearly 39% of Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty.
Now they are doing this, who was the person who selected him in this obese. During recruitment isnt there any physical/fitness test? I think there is but ones conducting test are also part of that obese
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Most of the time at selection, they were “fit” but after selected, they start to do “nothing”, for anyone and anything, which is shown by their “toond” :D
Actually at hiring time they are fine..but after taking Sarkari salary….aise hogaeee ;)
There’s a Maal-e-Haram in it.
On the contrary, Everyone needs to stay healthy and smart specially our armed forces.
They can not chase any robber or criminal with this extra 50 Kilo stomach.
I think its a good step to warn every Police officer to reduce their weight at some aggregate number.
Monthly Basis Pe Fitness & Medical Test Ho :
Agar Proper BMI Par Test Level Ho to Aisa Na Hoga :
Test Pas Then Salary : Phir Koi Bhi Apni Sehat K Sath Nahi Khaelga