Students Take Lead In Bridging The Gap Between The Masses And Police

Mutual trust and respect are the most fundamental elements to develop a prosperous society. The loss of these elements can build up walls between different segments of a society and can drift them apart. This also fuels misunderstandings that ultimately lead towards unwanted and unpleasant incidents. This is especially worrisome when such mistrust lies between the people and state institutions – the masses and police being a relevant example given the Pakistani context.

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To bring down the walls of mistrust and misunderstanding between the masses and police, students of Superior University, Lahore decided to organize a seminar where the university’s students were able to interact with senior police officials.

The activity allowed for the removal of negative stereotypes and provided a platform for confidence building measures between the two entities.

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In a hope to create a better and a more peaceful environment in the city of Lahore Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) sponsored the initiative.