PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak Tuesday directed to immediately frame rules of business for smooth implementation process of Police Act in province.He was presiding over a meeting on implementation process of Police Act at Chief Minister Secretariat here.
Chief Secretary Abid Saeed, IGP Salahuddin Mehsud, Implementation Commissioner, Tariq Umar Khitab, Secretary Finance Shakeel Qadir, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Muhammad Israr, Secretary Home Siraj Khan and representatives of law department and others attended the meeting.
The meeting held a detailed discussion on implementation process, completion of different requirements for the formation of different safety commissions, regional and district levels and framing of rules of business under Police Act.Addressing the participants, Chief Minister said that his government had achieved target of making police an independent body according to aspirations of people. There should be different safeguards at different tiers of governance for the accountability and responsiveness of police force.
The commissions would strictly monitor complaints against police force that would serve as a check on the force.
He directed to expedite formation of safety commissions for smooth implementation adding that the members of the safety commission would have to deliver to run system of policing efficiently.
Pervez Khattak gave directions to frame the rules of business within ten days thereafter the implementation commissioner would give a road map to oversee the whole implementation process on police act in the province.
He directed finance department to facilitate office of implementation commission. He also directed to complete composition of safety commissions which would be represented by the treasury, opposition and independent members of the civil society etc.
