Amna Baig

Assistant Superintendent of Police in Islamabad

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Amna Baig is an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Islamabad. She holds a degree in economics from NUST and was the first person in her family to clear the civil services exam. Her role covers law and order, crime and security.

Early life and background

Baig grew up in a conventional household. Her father was a civil servant in the DMG, and she describes him as extremely supportive of her. Her mother was an exceptionally brilliant student who married early. Her mother repeatedly reminded Baig of her ultimate goal. [1]

Education

Baig started her schooling in Dera Ghazi Khan. She attended a school in Pindi and completed her matric at a school in Pindi. She completed FA at a college and earned a degree in economics from NUST. She says that for a very long time she could not speak English because she was not confident. [1]

Career

Baig says she knew from the start that she wanted to join the civil service, and that she always wanted to join the police. She did not want to join the DMG, the service her father belonged to. She was the first person in her family to clear the civil services exam. She says she was two marks short in English composition. [1]

Police service

Baig was inducted as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and serves as an ASP in Islamabad. In Pindi she had five police stations under her, and in Islamabad she has two. She says she has been on the job for three and a half years and does the same work as her male colleagues. Her role covers law and order, crime and security. She says she must attend the crime scene when a murder happens, and that her duties include questioning, deciding what evidence to collect, and conducting interrogations. [1]

She says the job has its toll and comes with an opportunity cost. She also says she loves her job and that the work has changed her over the years. She describes her boss as excellent. [1]

Baig says the police recently established a gender protection unit, and that the unit comprises female officers. She says women feel more comfortable speaking to women. She says it was noticed that many female complainants came in who had not come when the officers were male. She says women from all over Pakistan were messaging her directly. [1]

She says an Eagle Squad was recently launched, that more than 100 bikes will be going around Islamabad, and that a bicycle patrolling unit was started. She calls an initiative of the IG a very good one and describes the current IG as extremely visionary. [1]

Views

Baig says she realised how minimal the resources of the police force are, and that the police are sometimes overstretched. She says senior officers think about how to make working conditions better, and that there is always room to improve the laws. She says the police's biggest problem at the moment is perception. [1]

She says there is a taboo for women going to police stations in Pakistan, and that women avoid police stations because they think the stations are full of men. She says there is a vicious cycle of dependency on men. [1]

Baig says she is personally a huge proponent of social media. She opened a Twitter account in 2009 but did not know how to use it. She says Pakistan is in transition towards a better society and that she would like to see a more equal world. She says she should not be invited to places to speak about how it is a great thing for a lady to achieve something. [1]

Personal life

Baig says she went into depression after the first attempt, and that a group of people around her helped her get out of that depression. She says fathers tell her they want their daughters to grow up like her. She describes herself as a feminist at heart. [1]

Timeline

2009
Opened a Twitter account[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-07-07 The ASP who built Pakistan's first gender protection unit Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amna Baig?

Amna Baig is an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Islamabad. She holds a degree in economics from NUST. She was the first person in her family to clear the civil services exam.[1]

What does Amna Baig do?

Amna Baig serves as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Islamabad. Her role covers law and order, crime and security. In Islamabad she has two police stations under her.[1]

Where did Amna Baig study?

Amna Baig started her schooling in Dera Ghazi Khan. She attended a school in Pindi and completed her matric at a school in Pindi. She earned a degree in economics from NUST.[1]

What degree does Amna Baig hold?

Amna Baig earned a degree in economics from NUST. She also completed FA at a college.[1]

Where did Amna Baig train as a police officer?

Amna Baig completed common training at the Civil Services Academy in Lahore, and she is from the 44th batch of that common training. She went to the National Police Academy, right next to NUST. She also went to an elite school in Lahore for 42 days of full physical training.[1]

What is Amna Baig known for?

Amna Baig is known as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Islamabad. She was the first person in her family to clear the civil services exam. She describes herself as a feminist at heart.[1]

References

  1. The ASP who built Pakistan's first gender protection unit . Thought Behind Things , 2021-07-07.
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  1. Amna Baig grew up in a conventional household. I come from a very conventional household
  2. Her mother repeatedly reminded her of her ultimate goal. meri ammi baar baar mujhe remind karati thi ke you know this is your ultimate goal
  3. Her mother was an exceptionally brilliant student who married early. my own mother was an exceptionally brilliant student and she got married early
  4. Her father was a civil servant. My father was also a civil servant.
  5. Her father was in the DMG. wo jo DMG erstwhile hai
  6. Her father was extremely supportive of her. my father is extremely supportive, he is the reason that I'm sitting here
  7. She attended a school in Pindi. I was in Divisional Public School, Pindi
  8. She completed her matric at a school in Pindi. I did my matric from Hamza Army Public School in Pindi again
  9. She started her schooling in Dera Ghazi Khan. I started my school by the way in Dera Ghazi Khan
  10. She completed FA at a college. FA kiya FG College Kashmir Road se
  11. She earned a degree in economics from NUST. NUST se degree ki economics mein
  12. She says that for a very long time she could not speak English because she was not confident. for a very long time I could not speak English because I was not confident
  13. She knew from the start that she wanted to join the civil service. I knew from the start that I wanted to join the civil service
  14. She always wanted to join the police. I always wanted police
  15. She did not want to join the DMG, the service her father belonged to. Abbu was DMG so I did not want to do that
  16. She was the first person in her family to clear the civil services exam. I was the first one in my family to actually clear the civil services exam
  17. She says she was two marks short in English composition. English composition mein mere do number kam the
  18. She went into depression after the first attempt. pehla dafa nahi hua, you you know studied again. I went into depression.
  19. A group of people around her helped her get out of that depression. I had this group of people around me who helped me get out of that depression
  20. She was asked how she would do field work. asked me ke how will you do field
  21. She completed common training at the Civil Services Academy in Lahore. the common training program which is the Civil Services Academy in Lahore
  22. She is from the 44th batch of that common training. I'm from the 44th batch of that common training
  23. The common training lasts six months in Lahore. che mahine ki wo Lahore mein hoti hai
  24. She went to the National Police Academy, right next to NUST. National Police Academy right next to NUST
  25. Her training at the National Police Academy lasted 11 to 12 months. Wahan pe 11-12 mahine ki training hoti hai
  26. She went to an elite school in Lahore for 42 days of full physical training. Bedian Lahore mein wahan pe elite school hai jahan pe wo aapko SSG wale training karate hain, full physical 42 days
  27. Amna Baig was inducted as an Assistant Superintendent of Police. We we get inducted as Assistant Superintendents of Police
  28. She says she does the same work as her male colleagues. Whatever my male colleagues are doing, I'm doing
  29. Her role covers law and order, crime and security. So it's the law and order, it's the crime, it's the security, it's everything
  30. In Pindi she had five police stations under her, and in Islamabad she has two. Pindi mein mere paas paanch the, yahan pe mere paas do hain
  31. She says she has been on the job for three and a half years. three, three and a half years
  32. She says she must attend the crime scene when a murder happens. agar murder ho gaya hai, mujhe crime scene pe zaroor jaana hai
  33. She says her duties include questioning, deciding what evidence to collect, and conducting interrogations. questioning karni hai, evidence ka batana hai ke kya collect karna hai, interrogations karni hai
  34. She says the job has its toll and comes with an opportunity cost. it does have its toll and it does come with an opportunity cost
  35. She says she loves her job. I love my job. It's extremely interesting
  36. She says the work has changed her over the years. I feel that I have changed over the years
  37. She says senior officers think about how to make working conditions better. Uh our seniors do think about these things ke bhai kis tarah se working conditions behtar bana sakte hain
  38. She says she realised how minimal the resources of the police force are. I realized ke jitne minimal resources hamari police force ke paas hain
  39. The police recently established a gender protection unit, she says. we have established a gender protection unit recently
  40. She says women feel more comfortable speaking to women. Women feel more comfortable speaking to women
  41. She says it was noticed that many female complainants came in who had not come when the officers were male. we've noticed that a lot of female complainants are coming in who did not when they were male officers
  42. She says women from all over Pakistan were messaging her directly. Ladies from all over Pakistan were just inboxing me
  43. She says there is a taboo for women going to police stations in Pakistan. there is a taboo attached with going, for women going to police station in this country
  44. She describes her boss as excellent. I had an excellent, excellent boss, Sir Ahsan Younas
  45. She says the gender unit comprises female officers. The gender unit comprises of lady officers. Lady officers can go in
  46. She says an Eagle Squad was recently launched. humne recently ek Eagle Squad jo hai woh launch kiya hai
  47. She says more than 100 bikes will be going around Islamabad. 100 plus bikes jo hain, they will be going around Islamabad
  48. She says a bicycle patrolling unit was started. we started a bicycle patrolling unit
  49. She calls an initiative of the IG a very good one. IG sahab ka ek bahut achha initiative hai
  50. She describes the current IG as extremely visionary. the current IG is extremely visionary
  51. She says there is always room to improve the laws. there is always room for improvement in terms of laws
  52. She says the police are sometimes overstretched. sometimes our police is overstretched
  53. She says she is personally a huge proponent of social media. I am personally a huge proponent of social media
  54. She opened a Twitter account in 2009 but did not know how to use it. I had made an account in 2009 but I never knew how to use Twitter
  55. She says the police's biggest problem at the moment is perception. police ka sab se bada masla is waqt sirf perception hai
  56. She says women avoid police stations because they think the stations are full of men. ek aurat police station isliye nahi aati because usko lagta hai us mein saare mard baithe hue hain
  57. She says there is a vicious cycle of dependency on men. there's a vicious cycle of dependency on the men
  58. She says Pakistan is in transition towards a better society. we are in transition towards a better society
  59. She says she should not be invited to places to speak about how it is a great thing for a lady to achieve something. I should not be invited to places to speak about how it is a great thing for a lady to do achieve something
  60. She says she would like to see a more equal world. I'd want to see a more equal world
  61. She says fathers tell her they want their daughters to grow up like her. fathers would come up to me and they're like we have this daughter and we want her to grow up to be like you
  62. She describes herself as a feminist at heart. I'm a feminist at heart
  63. Amna Baig is an ASP in Islamabad. Candid With ASP Islamabad Amna Baig