CJP directs IGPs to get required police posts, funds sanctioned

Top judge gives directives in Police Reforms Committee meeting

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa on Tuesday directed the inspector generals of police to take necessary action to get the required posts in the police department sanctioned by the their respective governments.

Chairing a meeting of the Police Reforms Committee (PRC) the chief justice appreciated the performance of the police complaint redressal centers and agreed to hold a daylong national conference in Islamabad next month for enhancing the capacity building of the police officers.

The meeting was attended by the inspector generals of police from Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the secretary of Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP).

The agenda of the meeting included public complaints redressal mechanism; measures to improve quality of investigation; training of investigators and prosecutors; enhancement of the effectiveness of criminal justice system in dealing with terrorism cases.

At the outset, the participants were briefed about the working of the PRC, according to a statement. A proposal for organising a national conference on the investigation by the LJCP in collaboration with the National Police Academy (NPA) in Islamabad also came under discussion.



In his opening remarks, Chief Justice Khosa, who is also the Chairman of the LJCP, said that the PRC was providing a forum to the police department to take vital initiatives for redressal of grievance of general public. Speedy disposal of complaints “will definitely reduce the unnecessary burden of cases on the judiciary”, he added.

The IGPs informed the PRC about performance of the police complaint redressal centers from January 2019 to April 2019. The IGPs further informed the meeting that a checklist has been prepared for the investigation officers (IOs), which will be followed before submission of challans.

The meeting was informed that SOPs are also prepared for conducting identification parade and other important factors required for investigation, which are mandatory for the IOs for completion of their investigation.

The police department, in collaboration with the judicial academies arranged courses and trainings for improving skills of the IOs, they added. The chief justice directed that in the event of any need for training, the federal and the provincial judicial academies could be taken onboard.

The chief justice also appreciated the performance of the police complaint redressal centers and advised that the police department to take necessary action to get required posts and funds sanctioned from the relevant governments.

After the presentations of the inspector generals of police, LJCP Secretary Dr Muhammad Raheem Awan, proposed a national conference on the subject of investigation by the LJCP in collaboration with the National Police Academy (NAP).

The members of the PRC appreciated the proposal as a great initiative for the capacity building of the police officers. Chief Justice Khosa also concurred with the proposal for organising the daylong national conference next month.