SC summons police reforms committee session on Feb 11

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday summoned the police reforms committee session on Feb 11, ARY News reported.

A one-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa will preside over the session.

The court will examine the police reforms proposal put forward by the Law and Justice commission. Inspector Generals (IGs) of all the provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir will attend the session.

Other members of the steering committee will also be in attendance. The session will be briefed by Law and Justice commission secretary.

Earlier this year, on Jan 14, the former CJP Mian Saqib Nisar had launched the Police Reforms Committee Report titled ‘Police Reforms: A Way Forward’ at a special SC ceremony.

The report provided some major recommendations to overhaul the policing system.

The recommendations had included redressal of public grievances by establishing complaint redress mechanisms at Central Police Office level, regional levels across all provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory and in other districts.

Similarly, it had been decided to make Provincial Justice Committees operational. The report had also recommended improving the quality of investigation by establishment of state of the art training institutes and better forensic support.

It included revamping the urban policing by organising the police command in urban districts into eight wings including administration, traffic, operations, law and order, investigations, security, community relations and communications and technology.

The report had also suggested an efficient ‘Alternate Dispute Resolution’ mechanism to reduce the burden on courts.