Tired of eating boiled rice everyday, policemen in Sehwan complain

SEHWAN: Meals for the Sindh Reserve Police stationed at Sehwan, following a suicide attack which killed 88 last week, improved drastically after Geo News aired news describing their deplorable condition. The policemen were given Murgh Chola (chicken and chickpea curry) for lunch on Monday, a first in several days. 

Earlier, personnel had complained of being served only boiled rice once in a day. "[To satiate hunger] we ask locals for money to get food from the hotels," another policeman had told Geo News.  

"After having boiled rice every day, we are not being given a proper meal with roti and chickpea curry," a policeman said.

The personnel who have ulcer or diabetes had complained their health was deteriorating, while even the healthy ones fear they might fall ill soon. At least 150 personnel have left their home districts to ensure security in Sehwan, but no one has made arrangements to provide them with basic necessities.

After arriving in the city after the blast at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's shrine, the personnel have been made to stay at Government Degree College Sehwan Sharif. There they are made to sleep on mats spread on the floor and left to use bathrooms that do not have running water. Not only are bathroom taps sans water, the personnel do not even have access to potable water.

Besides, the policemen have complained of being surrounded by a swarm of mosquitoes when they go to rest in the deplorable living space they have been provided with. 

Moreover, as the college has reopened after the weekend, the stay of personnel is hindering students. While talking to Geo News, the principal, Ali Akbar, said students are not comfortable attending classes with policemen on the premises. "The police personnel's stay in the college is affecting studies."