In the midst of the growing security concerns and the increase in crime rates, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police department has made the police authorization certificate a mandatory requirement to ensure employment.
This decision applies not only to government and private sector jobs, but also to employees who work in stores and homes. To promote this initiative, the Police Department has launched an awareness campaign under the slogan “better sure than cure”.
The campaign urges citizens to request a police authorization certificate before hiring employees for their businesses or homes. The authorities have warned that not verifying the background of an employee could lead to future problems.
The Police Department has ordered all district officers to activate the facilitation centers, ensuring that the process of obtaining the authorization certificate is easier for the public. These centers, which are established in each city, allow residents to access their certificates immediately.
The process to obtain an authorization certificate implies online verification for local citizens, and a visit to the facilitation center is required.
For non -residents, the process requires sending a form, providing an identification card and two photographs, and obtaining approvals from the local police station and the police superintendent. Certificates are generally processed within five to six hours.
In addition, the police have clarified that the hiring of foreign or national citizens Afghan without an authorization certificate could result in legal actions against the employer.
