Fourth volume: Changes to police rules sent to govt for approval

Research and Development DIG says draft has been approved by Punjab Police Chief

LAHORE: The fourth volume of the Punjab Police Rules Book 2017 has been prepared by senior officials of the force.

The proposed volume has nine chapters in it and deals with rules and regulations related to the Capital City District, Welfare Branch, Logistic Branch, Traffic and Traffic Branch, Accounts Branch, Leave and Joining Time, Arms and Ammunition, Telecommunication and Transport Branch and Specialized Units. This was stated by Research and Development DIG Ahmad Ishaq Jahangir.

Jahangir told said that Punjab Inspector General of Police Arif Nawaz Khan had approved the draft. “The draft now will be forwarded to the government for approval. After approval from the government, it will be implemented.”

He said that the first three volumes to the draft had been sent to the government for approval.

Jahangir Police Rules 1934 were formulated 83 years ago and inspiration for these rules was the 1861 Act. Police Rules 2017 have been formulated according to the Police Act 2002.

The rules were being amended, keeping in view the modern needs of policing.



These rules also dealt with information technology initiatives and front desks etc. They have also devised a modern system for recruitment and promotion to different ranks. It has also updated the Finance Branch, according to PPRA rules.

The work on amendment in the police rules was initiated by former IG Mushtaq Sukhera and he formed a committee of senior police officers. IGP Arif Nawaz continued with the work on research of police rules and completed the amendments in a year.

Amendments of rules governing the police department have been proposed by many watchdog organisations and officers themselves.

In 2008, National Police Bureau (NPB) Islamabad had also asked for changes in Police Rules 1934.

A police report, prepared by Human Rights Watch in 2016, had also asked for such amendments. By the same token, many other organisations on research and development also recommended the amendments.

Two weeks ago, DIG Operations Dr Haider Ashraf of Capital City Police Lahore had also sent a proposal to the government to divide the area into two zones which would be headed by the CCPO, two DIGs and four SSPs. According to his proposal, the population explosion and expansion in the city, due to rabid urbanization, led to the increase of crime.

Therefore, it was necessary to introduce structural changes in organisations of Lahore Police to deal with future challenges.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17^th, 2017.