Hailing from the city of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police’s Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Saima Sharif, is one such officer who stood her ground on the frontlines of crime and Covid-19. While still working as an ASI, Sharif responded to a call for Prime Minister’s coronavirus task-force, to shoulder the many responsibilities of a country in turmoil. Around the same time, when Peshawar was trying to make sense of Covid-19, crime too was observed to be on the rise. “Lawlessness was gaining momentum and I was told by my station to immediately respond to a campaign to root-out crime and arrest wanted criminals,” said ASI Sharif. Talking about her experience as a frontline officer during the worse of Covid-19, ASI Saima Sharif said that the lockdown had initially curbed street-crime to a great degree.

Source: The Express Tribune November 01, 2020 05:03 UTC