Pakistani Police Inspector Gillani and Police Head Constable Zafar are pictured during an interview with Reuters at their house in Abbottabad
Pakistani Police Inspector Shazadi Gillani (R) and Police Head Constable Rizwana Zafar are pictured during an interview with Reuters at their house in Abbottabad September 18, 2013. When Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan's most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 years, Gillani and her faithful sidekick Zafar, brought up as a boy after becoming her frustrated father's ninth daughter, have battled bandits, earthquakes and militants. Picture taken September 18, 2013. To match PAKISTAN-WOMEN/POLICE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Pakistani Police Inspector Gillani talks to a member of her team at a police station in Abbottabad
Pakistani Police Inspector Shazadi Gillani (C) talks to a member of her team at a police station in Abbottabad September 18, 2013. When Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan's most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 years, Gillani and her faithful sidekick Rizwana Zafar, brought up as a boy after becoming her frustrated father's ninth daughter, have battled bandits, earthquakes and militants. Picture taken September 18, 2013. To match PAKISTAN-WOMEN/POLICE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Pakistani Police Inspector Gillani stands near a wall decorated with her photos and certificates at her house in Abbottabad
Pakistani Police Inspector Shazadi Gillani stands near a wall decorated with her photos and certificates at her house in Abbottabad September 18, 2013. When Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan's most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 years, Gillani and her faithful sidekick Rizwana Zafar, brought up as a boy after becoming her frustrated father's ninth daughter, have battled bandits, earthquakes and militants. Picture taken September 18, 2013. To match PAKISTAN-WOMEN/POLICE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Pakistani Police Inspector Gillani talks to a member of her team at a police station in Abbottabad
Pakistani Police Inspector Shazadi Gillani (C) talks to a member of her team at a police station in Abbottabad September 18, 2013. When Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan's most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 years, Gillani and her faithful sidekick Rizwana Zafar, brought up as a boy after becoming her frustrated father's ninth daughter, have battled bandits, earthquakes and militants. Picture taken September 18, 2013. To match PAKISTAN-WOMEN/POLICE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Pakistani Police Inspector Gillani checks documents with a member of her team at a police station in Abbottabad
Pakistani Police Inspector Shazadi Gillani (R) checks documents with a member of her team at a police station in Abbottabad September 18, 2013. When Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan's most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 years, Gillani and her faithful sidekick Rizwana Zafar, brought up as a boy after becoming her frustrated father's ninth daughter, have battled bandits, earthquakes and militants. Picture taken September 18, 2013. To match PAKISTAN-WOMEN/POLICE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Pakistani Police Inspector Gillani talks to a member of her team at a police station in Abbottabad
Pakistani Police Inspector Shazadi Gillani (L) talks to a member of her team at a police station in Abbottabad September 18, 2013. When Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan's most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 years, Gillani and her faithful sidekick Rizwana Zafar, brought up as a boy after becoming her frustrated father's ninth daughter, have battled bandits, earthquakes and militants. Picture taken September 18, 2013. To match PAKISTAN-WOMEN/POLICE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Pakistani Police Inspector Gillani interrogates an accused kidnapper at a police station in Abbottabad
Pakistani Police Inspector Shazadi Gillani (C) interrogates an accused kidnapper at a police station in Abbottabad September 18, 2013. When Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan's most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 years, Gillani and her faithful sidekick Rizwana Zafar, brought up as a boy after becoming her frustrated father's ninth daughter, have battled bandits, earthquakes and militants. Picture taken September 18, 2013. To match PAKISTAN-WOMEN/POLICE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
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