Police Order, 2002

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THE POLICE ORDER, 2002 
 
 
 
                    
                 CONTENTS 
 
CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement 
2.  Definitions 
CHAPTER II 
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE POLICE 
3.  Attitude and responsibilities of police towards the public 
4.  Duties of police 
5.  Emergency duties of police with regard to essential services 
CHAPTER III 
CONSTITUTION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE 
6.  Separate police establishment for each general police area 
7.  Constitution of police 
8.  Police to be organized on functional basis 
9.  Superintendence of police 
10.  Administration of the police 
11.  Posting of Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer and Head of Federal Law 
 Enforcement Agency 
 

 
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12.  Term of office of Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer and Head of a Federal Law 
 Enforcement Agency 
13.  Posting of Additional Inspectors General of Police 
14.  Appointment of experts 
15.  Posting of City Police Officer and District Police Officer 
16.  Administration of police in a district 
17.  Posting of Deputy Inspector General, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent, Assistant 
 Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent 
18.  Posting of head of investigation 
19.  Appointment of Director of Police Communications etc. 
20.  Posting of heads of police training institutions 
21.  Constitution of regions and divisions etc. 
22.  Transfer to other police establishment 
23.  Appointment of junior ranks 
24.  Oath or affirmation by members of police 
25.  Certificate of appointment 
26.  Suspension of police officer 
27.  General powers of Provincial Police Officer etc. 
28.  Powers of Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer and City Police Officer concerning 
 police accounts 
29.  Appointment of special police officers 
30.  Appointment of additional police 
31.  Ministerial staff etc. 
CHAPTER IV 
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HEAD OF DISTRICT POLICE 
32.  Policing Plan 
33.  Relationship of District Police with Zila Nazim etc. 
34.  Police support to Government functionaries, etc. 
 
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35.  Responsibility on complaints of neglect and excesses by police 
36. Reference to Police Complain’s Authority 
CHAPTER V 
 DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION  
37.  Establishment 
38.  Composition 
39.  Appointment of Chairperson 
40.  Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson 
41.  Selection of independent members 
42.  Functions of the Selection Panel 
43.  Selection criteria of independent members 
44.  Functions of the District Public Safety Commission 
45.  Terms of members of the District Public Safety Commission 
46.  Removal of members 
47.  Meetings and conduct of business of the District Public Safety Commission 
48.  Secretariat 
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CHAPTER VI 
 
CAPITAL CITY DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
49.  Establishment 
50.  Composition 
51.  Appointment of Chairperson 
52.  Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson 
53.  Selection of independent members 
54.  Functions of the Selection Panel 
55.  Selection criteria of independent members 
56.  Functions of the Capital City District Public Safety Commission 
57.  Terms of members of the Capital City District Public Safety Commission 
 
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58.  Removal of members 
59.  Meetings and conduct of business of the Capital City District Pubic Safety Commission 
60.  Secretariat 
CHAPTER VII 
ISLAMABAD DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
61.       Establishment  
62.  Composition 
63.  Appointment of Chairperson 
64.  Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson 
65.  Selection of independent members 
66.  Functions of the Selection Panel 
67.  Selection criteria of independent members 
68.  Functions of Islamabad District Public Safety Commission 
69.  Terms of members of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission 
70.  Removal of members 
71.  Meetings and conduct of business of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission 
72.  Secretariat 
CHAPTER VIII 
THE PROVINCIAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
73.  Establishment 
74.  Composition 
75.  Appointment of Chairperson 
76.  Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson 
77.  Selection of independent members 
78.  Functions of the Selection Panel 
79.  Selection criteria of independent members 
80.  Functions of the Provincial Public Safety Commission 
 
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81.  Terms of members of the Provincial Public Safety Commission 
82.  Removal of members 
83.  Meetings and conduct of business of the Provincial Public Safety Commission 
84.  Secretariat 
CHAPTER IX 
THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
85.  Establishment 
86.  Composition 
87.  Appointment of Chairperson 
88.  Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson 
89.  Selection of independent members 
90.  Functions of the Selection Panel 
91.  Selection criteria of independent members 
92.  Functions of the National Public Safety Commission 
93.  Terms of members of the National Public Safety Commission 
94.  Removal of members 
95.  Meetings and conduct of business of the National Public Safety Commission 
96.  Secretariat 
CHAPTER X 
POLICE COMPLAINTS AUTHORITIES 
97.  Establishment of Federal Police Complaints Authority 
98.  Composition 
99.  Criteria and terms of the members 
100.  Functions of the Federal Police Complaints Authority 
101.  Secretariat 
102.  Removal of the members 
103.  Establishment of Provincial Police Complaints Authority 
 
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104.  Composition 
105.  Criteria and terms of the members 
106.  Functions of the Provincial Police Complaints Authority 
107.  Secretariat 
108.  Removal of the members 
CHAPTER XI 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATION COMMITTEE 
109.  Establishment 
110.  Composition 
111.  Functions of the Criminal Justice Coordination Committee 
CHAPTER XII 
REGULATION, CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE OF THE POLICE 
112.  Rule making by Provincial Police Officer or Islamabad Capital City Police Officer 
113.  Punishments 
114.  Code of Conduct 
115.  Police officer at any time liable to be called for duty 
116.  Withdrawal from duty and resignation, etc. 
117.  Police officer not to engage in any other employment 
CHAPTER XIII 
POWERS TO ISSUE ORDERS 
118.  Power to issue orders 
119.  Power to give direction to the public 
120.  Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of same 
121.  Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating the conditions of licence 
122.  Power to prohibit certain acts for prevention of disorder 
123.  Power to give directions against serious disorder at places of amusement, etc. 
124.  Erecting of barriers in streets, etc. 
 
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125.  Power to search suspected persons or vehicles in street, etc. 
 
CHAPTER XIV 
SPECIAL MEASURES FOR MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY 
126.  Employment of additional police to keep peace 
127.  Employment of additional police at the cost of organizers, etc. 
128.  Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly 
129.  Recovery of amount payable under Articles 126 and 127 
130.  Recovered amount to go to treasury 
131.  Banning of use of dress resembling uniform of police or armed forces 
132.  Control of camps, parades, etc. 
133.  Authority of Head of District Police over the village police 
CHAPTER XV 
RESPONSIBILITIES OF POLICE IN RELATION TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY 
134.  Police to make inventory of unclaimed property, etc. 
135.  Procedure for disposal of unclaimed property 
136.  Delivery of property to person entitled 
137.  Disposal of property, if no claimant appears 
CHAPTER XVI 
OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS 
138.  Causing mischief in street by animal or vehicle 
139.  Causing obstruction in a street 
140.  Wilful or negligent conduct in respect of dogs 
141.  Penalty for offences under Articles 138 to 140 
142.  Suffering disorderly conduct 
143.  Penalty for contravening orders, etc. under Article 118 
144.  Penalties for contravention of order, etc. under Article 119 and Articles 122 and 123 
 
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145.  Penalty for contravention of orders under Articles 131 and 132 
146.  Penalty for obtaining employment as a police officer through fraudulent means 
147.  Warning to first offender 
148.  Defiling water in public wells, etc. 
149.  False alarm of fire, etc. 
150.  Penalty for contravention of orders made under Article 124 
151.  Penalty for unauthorized use of police uniform 
152.  Penalty for frivolous or vexatious complaint 
153.  Certain offences to be cognizable 
154.  Power to try offences summarily 
CHAPTER XVII 
OFFENCES BY AND PUNISHMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS 
155.  Penalty for certain types of misconduct by police officers 
156.  Penalty for vexatious entry, search, arrest, seizure of property, torture, etc. 
157.  Penalty for unnecessary delay in producing arrested persons in courts 
CHAPTER XVIII 
NATIONAL POLICE MANAGEMENT BOARD 
158.  Establishment 
159.  Composition 
160.  Functions of the National Police Management Board 
161.  Meeting and conduct of business of the Board 
162. National Police Bureau 
CHAPTER XIX 
MISCELLANEOUS 
163.  Provision of advice and assistance to International Organizations etc. 
164.  Coordination by Federal Government 
165.  Constitution of Promotion Boards etc. 
 
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166.  Criminal Statistics and reports 
167.  Maintenance of Daily Diary at a police station 
168.  Citizen Police Liaison Committees 
169.  Public Safety Fund 
170.  Officers holding charge of or succeeding to vacancies competent to exercise powers 
171.  No police officer to be liable to any penalty or payment of damages on account of acts done in 
 good faith in pursuance of duty 
172.  Suits or prosecutions in respect of acts done under colour of duty not to be entertained if not 
 instituted within the prescribed period 
173.  Notice of suit to be given with sufficient description of wrong complained of 
174.  Licences and written permissions to specify conditions, etc. 
175.  Revocation of licence or permission 
176.  When licence or permission is revoked, the grantee would be deemed to be without licence 
177.  Grantee to produce licence and written permission when required 
178.  Public notices how to be given 
179.  Consent of competent authority how to be proved 
180.  Signature on notices may be stamped 
181.  Persons interested may apply to annul; reverse or alter any rule or order 
182.  Notification of rules and regulations in the Official Gazette 
183.  Powers to prosecute under any other law not affected 
184.  Power to amend 
185.  Repeal and savings 
186.  Existing police deemed to be constituted under this Order 
187.  Power to remove difficulties 
FIRST SCHEDULE 
SECOND SCHEDULE 
THIRD SCHEDULE 
 
 
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THE POLICE ORDER, 2002 
[14th August, 2002] 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S ORDER NO. 22 OF 2002 
AN  
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ORDER 
to reconstruct and regulate the police; 
 WHEREAS the police has an obligation and duty to function according to the Constitution, law, 
and democratic aspirations of the people; 
 AND WHEREAS such functioning of the police requires it to be professional, service -oriented, 
and accountable to the people; 
 AND WHEREAS it is expedient to redefine the police role, its duties and responsibilities; 
 AND WHEREAS it is necessary to reconstruct the police for efficient prevention and detection of 
crime, and maintenance of public order; 
 AND WHEREAS the Chief Executive is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it 
necessary to take immediate action; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of E mergency of the fourteenth day of 
October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999, and in exercise of all powers 
enabling him in that behalf, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make 
and promulgate the following Order:- 
CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 
 1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Order may be called the Police Order, 2002. 
 (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. 
 (3) It shall come into force at once 1[except in the Islamabad Capital Territory where it shall come 
into force on the date the local governments assume office in the said territory]. 
 2. Definitions.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,— 
(i)  ‘Administration’ includes management of administrative, operational and financial 
functions; 
(ii)  ‘Capital City Police Officer ’ means the head of police of a general police area of 
the capital city district who is not below the rank of Additional Inspector General 
of Police and is posted under Article 11; 
1Added by the Police (Amendment) Order, 2002 (Chief Executive’s Order No. 36 of 2002), s. 2. 
 
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(iii)  ‘City Police Officer’ means the head of police of a general police area of the city 
district who is not below the rank o f Deputy Inspector General of Police and is 
posted under Article 15; 
(iv)  ‘Code’ means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898); 
(v)  ‘Commission’ means a Public Safety Commission established under this Order at 
the national, provincial, or district level; 
(vi)  ‘District’ means the district as defined in a Local Government Law; 
(vii)  ‘District Police Officer’ means the head of police of a district who is not below the 
rank of Senior Superintendent of Police and is posted under Article 15; 
(viii)  ‘Federal Law Enforcement Agencies ’ include Federal Investigation Agency,  
Pakistan Railway Police, Anti -narcotics Force, Pakistan Motorway and Highway 
Police, Islamabad Police, Frontier Constabulary, and any other Federal or 
Provincial organization notified as such by the Government from time to time; 
(ix)  ‘General Police Area ’ means a capital city district, a part of a province, or any 
territory for which separate police is established under Article 6; 
(x)  “Government” means the appropriate Government; 
(xi)  “Head of District Police” means a District Police Officer, City Police Officer or a 
Capital City Police Officer; 
(xii)  ‘junior ranks’ means members of the police of and below the rank of Inspector as 
set out in the First Schedule; 
(xiii)  ‘person’ includes community, a company, or corporation; 
(xiv)  ‘Place’ includes. - 
(a)  any building, tent, booth or other structure, whether permanent or 
temporary; and 
(b)  any area, whether enclosed or open. 
(xv)  ‘place of public amusement ’ means any place where music, singing, dancing or 
game or any other amusement, diversion, or recreation or the means of carrying on 
the same is provided etc. to which the public are admitted either on payment of 
money or with the intention that money may be collected from those admitted; 
(xvi)  ‘place of public entertainment’ means any place of boarding and lodging to which 
public are admitted by any person owning, or having any interest in, or managing, 
such place; 
(xvii)  ‘Provincial Police Officer’ means head of the police of a general police area of the 
rank of Inspector General of Police posted under Article 11; 
 
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(xviii)  ‘Police Officer’ means a member of the police who is subject to this Order; 
(xix)  ‘Police or Police Establishment ’ means the police referre d to in Article 6 and 
includes— 
(a)  all persons appointed as special police officers or additional police officers 
under this Order; and 
(b)  all other employees of the police. 
(xx)  ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Order; 
(xxi)  ‘property’ means any moveable property, money or valuable security; 
(xxii)  ‘public place’ means any place to which the public may have access; 
(xxiii)  ‘rules’ means rules made under this Order; 
(xxiv)  ‘schedule’ means a schedule to this Order; 
(xxv)  ‘senior ranks’ means members of the police above the rank of Inspector as set out 
in the First Schedule; 
(xxvi) ‘street’ includes any highway, bridge, way, causeway, arch, road, lane, footway, 
square, alley or passage, whether or not it is a thoroughfare and to which the public 
have access, whether permanently or temporarily; and 
(xxvii)‘vehicle’ includes any conveyance of any description mechanically 
propelled or otherwise. 
 (2) All references in respect of District Superintendent of Police in any law in force shall mean 
Head of District Police posted under Article 11 and Article 15. 
CHAPTER II 
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE POLICE 
 3. Attitude and responsibilities of police towards the public. —It shall be the d uty of every 
police officer to— 
(a)  behave with the members of the public with due decorum and courtesy; 
(b)  promote amity; 
(c)  guide and assist members of the public particularly the poor, disabled or physically 
weak and children who are either lost or find themselves helpless on the streets or 
other public places; and 
(d)  aid indi viduals who are in danger of physical harm particularly women and 
children. 
 4. Duties of police.—(1) Subject to law, it shall be the duty of every police officer to— 
 
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(a)  protect life, property and liberty of citizens; 
(b)  preserve and promote public peace; 
(c)  ensure that the rights and privileges, under the law, of a person taken in custody, 
are protected; 
(d)  prevent the commission of offences and public nuisance; 
(e)  collect and communicate intelligence affecting public peace and crime in general; 
(f)  keep order and prevent obstruction on public roads and in the public streets and 
thoroughfares at fairs and all other places of public resort and in the neighbourhood 
of and at the places of public worship; 
(g)  regulate and control traffic on public roads and streets; 
(h)  take charge of all unclaimed property and to prepare its inventory; 
(i)  detect and bring offenders to justice; 
(j)  apprehend all persons whom he is legal ly authorised to apprehend and for whose 
apprehension, sufficient grounds exist; 
(k)  ensure that the information about the arrest of a person is promptly communicated 
to a person of his choice; 
(1)  enter and inspect without a warrant on reliable informat ion any public place, shop 
or gaming -house where alcoholic drinks or narcotics are sold or weapons are 
illegally stored and other public places of resort of loose and disorderly characters; 
(m)  obey and promptly execute all lawful orders; 
(n)  perform other duties and exercise powers as are conferred by this Order, the Code 
or any other law for the time being in force; 
(o)  aid and co-operate with other agencies for the prevention of destruction of public 
property by violence, fire, or natural calamities; 
(p)  assist in preventing members of public from exploitation by any person or 
organized groups; 
(q)  take charge of lunatics at large to prevent them from causing harm to themselves or 
other members of the public and their property; and 
(r) prevent harassment of women and children in public places. 
  (2)  Police officer shall make every effort to— 
(a)  afford relief to people in distress situations, particularly in respect of women 
and children; 
 
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(b)  provide assistance to victims of road accidents; 
(c)  assist accident victims or their heirs or their dependants, where applicable, with 
such information and documents as would facilitate their compensation claims; and 
(d)  cause awareness among the victims of road accidents of their rights and privileges. 
 (3) It shall be the duty of a police officer to lay information before a competent court and to apply 
for a summons, warrant, search warrant or such other legal process as may, by law, be issued against any 
person suspected of committing an offence. 
 5. Emergency duties of police with regard to essential services.—(1) The Government may, in 
an emergency, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any specified service to be an essential 
service to the community. 
  (2) upon a declaration being made under clause (1) and so long as it remains in force, it shall be 
the duty of every police officer to obey any lawful order given by a senior police officer in relation to the 
declaration. 
CHAPTER III 
CONSTITUTION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE 
 6. Separate police establishment for each general police area.—The Government shall maintain 
a separate police establishment for every general police area. 
 7. Constitution of police.—(1) The police establishment for each general police area shall consist 
of such numbers in the senior and junior ranks and have such organization as the Government may from 
time to time determine. 
 (2) The recruitment criteria, pay and allowances and all other conditions of service of the police 
shall be such as the Government may from time to time determine. 
 (3) The recruitment in the police other than ministerial and specialist cadres shall be in the rank of 
Constable, Assistant Sub-Inspector and Assistant Superintendent of Police: 
 Provided that selection for  direct recruitment in the rank of Assistant Sub -Inspector shall 
be through the appropriate Public Service Commission and shall not exceed twenty -five percent 
of total posts in that rank: 
 Provided further that 25% of the quota for departmental promotions to the rank of Assistant 
Sub-Inspector shall be filled, subject to rules, through selection by the appropriate Public Service 
Commission from graduate Constables or Head Constables of clean record. 
 (4) The recruitment in the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police shall be through the Federal 
Public Service Commission on all Pakistan basis. 
 (5) The recruitment in the rank of Constable and Assistant Sub -Inspector shall be on the basis of 
the district of domicile which for all service matters shall be th eir administrative unit up to the rank of 
Deputy Superintendent of Police and only such officers shall be posted to their district of domicile for 
 
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field assignments. There will be no such bar on the posting of officers of other districts for investigation,  
traffic, security, reserve, and intelligence duties. Subject to rules, Inspectors and Deputy Superintendents 
of Police shall be promoted on the basis of provincial seniority. 
 (6) Every police officer while on police duty shall have all the powers and pri vileges of a police 
officer throughout Pakistan and be liable to serve at any time in any branch, division, bureau and section. 
 8. Police to be organized on functional basis. —(1) The police establishment constituted under 
Article 7 shall, as far as practicable, be organised on functional basis into branches, divisions, bureaus and 
sections. 
 (2) The branches, divisions, bureaus and sections referred to in clause (1) may include - 
(a)  Investigation; 
(b)  Intelligence; 
(c)  Watch and Ward; 
(d) Reserve Police; 
(e) Police Accountability; 
(f)  Personnel Management;  
(g) Education and Training; 
(h)  Finance and Internal Audit; 
(i)  Crime Prevention; 
(j) Crime against women; 
(k) Traffic Planning and Management; 
(1) Criminal Identification; 
(m) Information Technology; 
(n) Transport; 
(o) Research and Development; 
(p) Legal Affairs; 
(q)  Welfare; 
(r)  Estate Management. 
 (3) The specialist investigators shall be operationally responsible to the officer in -charge of the 
investigation branch. 
 (4) Every police officer shall be liable for posting to any branch, division, bureau and section, or 
anywhere in or outside the police: 
 
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 (5) Posting to any specialist branch, division, bure au or section shall be subject to necessary 
training and experience in accordance with the rules. 
 9. Superintendence of police. —(1) The superintendence of police throughout a general police 
area shall vest in the appropriate Government. 
 (2) The power of superintendence under clause (1) shall be so exercised as to ensure that police 
performs its duties efficiently and strictly in accordance with law. 
 10. Administration of the police.—(1) Administration of police in a general police area shall vest 
in the Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer or City Police Officer posted under Article 
11, or Article 15, as the case may be. 
 (2) The Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer and City Police Officer, as the case 
may be, shall exercise such powers and perform such functions and duties and shall have such 
responsibilities as may be provided by or under this Order and any other law for the time being in force. 
 (3) The police officers mentioned in clause (1) may for direction and control issue standing orders 
not inconsistent with the Order or rules made hereunder for the efficient functioning of the police. 
 (4) Provincial Police Officer shall prepare a provincial annual policing plan for review by the 
Provincial Public Safety Commission. The plan shall include— 
(a)  objectives of policing; 
(b)  financial resources likely to be available during the year; 
(c)  targets; and 
(d)  mechanism for achieving these targets. 
 11. Posting of Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer and Head of Federal Law 
Enforcement Agency. —(1) The Provincial Government  shall, out of a panel of three police officers 
recommended by the National Public Safety Commission from a list provided by the Federal Government, 
post a police officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police as Provincial Police Officer of the Province: 
 Provided that before a police officer is posted as Provincial Police Officer under clause (1) 
the Federal Government shall place his services at the disposal of the Provincial Government. 
 (2) The Federal Government in the case of Islamabad Capital Territory and the Provincial 
Government in the case of Capital City District shall post a police officer not below the rank of Additional 
Inspector General of Police as Capital City Police officer out of three officers recommended by the 
National Public Safety Commission, or on the recommendation of the P rovincial Police Officer, as the 
case may be. 
 (3) The Federal Government shall, out of a panel of three suitable police officers recommended by 
the National Public Safety Commission post head of a Federal Investigation Agency, Pakistan Railway 
Police, Pakistan Motorway and Highway Police and Frontier Constabulary. 
 
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 (4) During temporary absence of the police officers mentioned under clause (1) and clause (2) the 
next senior officer may exercise all or any of the powers, perform all or any of the functions a nd duties, 
and discharge all or any of the responsibilities of the Provincial Police Officer, or Capital City Police 
Officer, as the case may be. 
 (5) The Provincial Police Officer, posted under clause (1) shall have administrative and financial 
powers as ex-officio Secretary to the Provincial Government and other powers under this Order, or any 
other law for the time being in force and Islamabad Capital City Police Officer posted under clause (2) 
shall have the same administrative and financial powers. 
 (6) Subject to job description of each post under the rules, the police officers mentioned in clauses 
(1) and (2) may, by a general or special order, empower any officer subordinate to him to exercise and 
perform all or any of the powers, functions or duties to be exercised or performed under this Order. 
 12 Term of office of Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer and Head of a 
Federal Law Enforcement Agency. —(1) The term of office of Provincial Police Officer, Capital City 
Police Officer and Head of a Federal Law Enforcement Agency posted under Article 11 shall be three 
years from the date of his posting. 
 (2) The Provincial Government, with agreement of Provincial Public Safety Commission and the 
Capital City Public Safety Commission may tran sfer the Provincial Police Officer or Capital City Police 
Officer before the expiry of his tenure as the case may be. 
 (3) The Provincial Government or the respective Public Safety Commission may initiate the case 
of premature transfer of the officers mentioned in clause (2) for unsatisfactory performance of duties. 
 (4) The Federal Government may with the agreement of National Public Safety Commission 
transfer Islamabad Capital City Police officer and Head of a Federal Law Enforcement Agency before the 
expiry of his tenure. 
 (5) The Federal Government or the National Public Safety Commission may initiate premature 
transfer of the officer mentioned in clause (4) for unsatisfactory performance of duties: 
 Provided that before premature transfer of the officers mentioned in clause (3) and clause 
(5) the appropriate Commission shall give the concerned officer an opportunity of being heard in 
person. 
 (6) The Federal Government may with the agreement of the National Public Safety Commission 
recall a Provincial Police Officer or the Capital City Police Officer. 
 13. Posting of Additional Inspectors General of Police. —The Government may post such 
number of Additional Inspectors General of Police to assist the, Provincial Police Officer, or Capital City 
Police Officer, as the case may be, in the efficient performance of his duties as it may deem fit, in 
consultation with the Provincial Police Officer, or Capital City Police Officer, as the case may be. 
 14. Appointment of experts.—(1) The Government may, on recommendation of the appropriate 
Public Service Commission,  appoint one or more experts to assist the Provincial Police Officer and 
Capital City Police Officer or City Police Officer. 
 
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 (2) The qualifications, eligibility, terms and conditions of service of experts shall be as prescribed. 
 15. Posting of City Police Officer and District Police Officer. —(1) The  Provincial Police 
Officer may post a City Police Officer for a city district notified as a general police area and the District 
Police Officer in a district within a general police area in consultation with the Government. 
 (2) The term of office of City Police Officer or District Police Officer, as the case may be, shall be 
three years from the date of his posting. 
 (3) The City Police Officer or Dis trict Police Officer may be transferred before completion of 
normal tenure of three years on specific grounds such as inefficiency and ineffectiveness with the 
concurrence both of the Zila Nazim and the District Public Safety Commission, after he has been heard in 
person by the District Public Safety Commission. 
 16. Administration of police in a district.—(1) Subject to this Order, the administration of police 
throughout a district, other than a capital city district and a city district, shall vest in a Di strict Police 
Officer posted under Article 15. 
 (2) The District Police Officer may delegate any of his powers and functions conferred on him to 
a Superintendent of Police, Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of Police posted under Article 17. 
 (3) The Capi tal City Police Officer and the City Police Officer shall have administrative and 
financial powers of the head of an attached department. 
 (4) A Capital City Police Officer posted under article 11 and a City Police Officer posted under 
Article 15 shall exercise the powers vested in them under clause (3) above and Article 10 subject to the 
operational control by the Provincial Police Officer. 
 17. Posting of Deputy Inspector General, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent, Assistant 
Superintendent, Deputy Sup erintendent.—(1) Subject to this Order, the Government shall post in 
consultation with Provincial Police Officer, or Capital City Police Officer, as the case may be, for any part 
of a general police area or for police headquarters, such number of Deputy Inspector General of Police as 
it may deem fit. 
 (2) Provincial Police Officer or the Capital City Police Officer shall post Senior Superintendents, 
Superintendents, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents of Police in the general police area. 
 (3) Every officer posted under clause (1) and clause (2) shall exercise and perform such powers, 
functions and duties, as assigned to him under this Order, or any other law for the time being in force. 
 18 Posting of head of investigation.—(1) The head of investigation in a general Police area other 
than the Capital City District  or the City District shall  be of the rank of Additional Inspector General of 
Police. 
 (2) The head of investigation in a Capital City District or City District shall not be below the rank 
of Senior Superintendent of Police. 
 (3) The head of investigation in a District shall not be below the rank of Superintendent of Police 
and shall be responsible to his own hierarchy subject to general control of the District Police Officer. 
 
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 (4) All register ed cases shall be investigated by the investigation staff in the district under the 
supervision of the head of investigation: 
 Provided that the Government may, by a special or general order, may entrust investigation 
of offences under Local and Special Laws as defined in the Pakistan Penal Code and punishable 
with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years with or without any other punishment, to 
the police station staff. 
 (5) The District Police Officer shall not interfere with the proces s of investigation. The head of 
investigation shall however keep the District Police Officer informed of the progress of all cases which 
have a bearing on public order. The District Police Officer shall provide full support to the Head of 
investigation in the performance of his duties. 
 (6) Investigation shall not be changed except after due deliberations and recommendations by a 
board headed by an officer not below the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police and two Superintendents 
of Police, one being in-charge of the investigation of the concerned district: 
 Provided that the final order for the change of investigation shall be passed by head of 
investigation in the general police area who shall record reasons for change of such investigation: 
 Provided further that the second change of investigation may only be allowed with the 
approval of the Provincial Police Officer, or the Capital City Police Officer, as the case may be. 
 19. Appointment of Director of Police Communications etc. —Subject to rules,  Provincial 
Police Officer, or Capital City Police Officer, or City Police Officer, as the case may be, may appoint 
Director of Wireless, Motor Transport and Computer for the whole of the general police area or for any 
part thereof and such number of officers and staff as may be determined from time to time. 
 20. Posting of heads of police training institutions. —(1) The Federal Government shall post a 
police officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police as Commandant of the National Police Academy. 
 (2) Provincial Police Officer or Capital City Police Officer may post an officer not below the rank 
of Deputy Inspector General of Police as Commandant of the police training college and an officer not 
below the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police as Princ ipal of each police training school within the 
general police area under his charge. 
 21. Constitution of regions and divisions etc. —(1) The Provincial Police Officer may with the 
approval of the Government constitute police regions. 
 (2) Within the budgetary allocations, Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer, or the 
City Police Officer, as the case may be, may: — 
(a)  divide districts into police divisions, sub divisions and police stations; 
(b)  sub-divide the police stations into police posts; and 
(c)  define the limits and extent of such -divisions, sub divisions, police stations and 
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 Provided that the limits and extent of such divisions, police stations and police posts shall, 
as far as practicable, be coterminus with the limits of Tehsils, or Town in a city district and Unions. 
 (3) A police region under clause (1) shall be headed by a police officer not below the rank of 
Deputy Inspector General of Police: 
 Provided that where the size of police establishment is more than ten thousand the region 
shall be headed by a police officer not below the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police. 
 (4) A police division shall be under an officer not below the rank of a Superintendent of Police; a 
police sub-division under an officer not below the rank of a Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of Police; 
and a police station shall be under an officer of the rank of Inspector of Police: 
 Provided that an officer of the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police may be posted as 
head of a police station, assisted by Inspectors as officer incharge in selected police stations.  
 22. Transfer to other police establishment.—Subject to rules, the appropriate Government may 
transfer any police officer appointed under this Order from police constituted for one general police area 
to another. 
 23. Appointment of junior ranks. —Subject to rules, Head of Distri ct Police shall be the 
appointing authority for junior ranks. 
 24. Oath or affirmation by members of police. —(1) Every member of the  police shall on 
appointment make and subscribe before Provincial Police Officer or Capital City Police Officer or City 
Police Officer, or head of a training institution, an oath or affirmation according to the form set out in the 
second Schedule. 
 (2) Assistant Superintendents of Police shall make and subscribe to the said oath or affirmation 
before Commandant, National Police Academy. 
 25. Certificate of appointment. —(1) Officers of junior ranks shall on  appointment receive a 
certificate in the form provided in the Third Schedule. The certificate shall be issued under the seal of 
such officer as Provincial Police Officer or Capital City Police Officer or City Police Officer may by 
general or special order direct. 
 (2) A certificate of appointment shall become null and void whenever the police officer named 
therein ceases to belong to the police. 
 26. Suspension of police officer.—(1) Subject to rules, the authority or an officer authorised in 
this behalf by the authority shall have power to suspend a member of police. 
 (2) The powers and functions vested in a member of police shall remain suspended while such 
officer is under suspension: 
 Provided that notwithstanding his suspension such member shall not cease to be a member of 
police and shall continue to be subject to the control of the same authorities to which he would have been, 
but for his suspension. 
 
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 27. General powers of Provincial Police Officer etc. —Subject to this Order and rules made 
there-under, Provincial Police Officer and Head of District  Police, as the case may be, shall within their 
respective spheres of authority, direct and regulate all matters of recruitment, training, postings, transfers, 
promotions, arms, drill, discipline, clothing, distribution of duties, and any other matter concerning the 
efficient fulfilment of duties by the police under his control. 
 28. Powers of Provincial Police Officer , Capital City Police Officer and City Police Officer 
concerning police accounts. —(1) Provincial Police Officer,  Capital City Police Officer or City Police 
Officer shall have authority to investigate and regulate all matters of accounts connected with the police 
and all persons concerned shall be bound to give reasonable aid and facilities in conducting such 
investigation and to conform to his orders consequent thereto. 
 (2) The power of Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer and City Police Officer to 
regulate accounts under clause (1) shall be without prejudice to the Auditor General ’s authority to audit 
police accounts. 
 29. Appointment of special police officers. —(1) Subject to rules, Head of  District Police may 
appoint special police off icers for special purposes or occasions when the police available to him is not 
sufficient to assist the police under his command. 
 (2) Every special police officer so appointed shall, on appointment— 
(a)  receive a certificate in the prescribed form; 
(b)  have the same powers, and immunities and be liable to the same duties and 
responsibilities and be subject to the same authorities as a regular police officer. 
 30. Appointment of additional police. —(1) City Polic e Officer and  District Police Officer 
subject to the approval of the Provincial Police Officer, and Capital City Police Officer may appoint 
additional police officers of such rank and for such time as he may deem fit for the purposes stated in their 
employment order.  
 (2) Every additional police officer so appointed shall on appointment— 
(a)  receive a certificate in a form approved by Provincial Police Officer or Capital City 
Police Officer or City Police Officer as the case may be; 
(b)  be vested with all or any of the powers, privileges and duties of a police officer; 
(c)  be subject to orders of the Capital City Police Officer,  City Police Officer and 
District Police Officer. 
 (3) The employment of additional police may be made at the request of any person reasonably 
requiring such police and the cost of such employment shall be recovered in such manner as provided 
under this Order or rules made there under. 
 31. Ministerial staff etc. —(1) Subject to rules,  Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police 
Officer and City Police Officer, as the case may be, may appoint ministerial staff and other employees to 
assist the police. 
 
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 (2) Any person employed under clause (1) shall be under the direction and control of Provincial 
Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer, or City Police Officer, as the case may be. 
 (3) The powers of direction and control referred to in clause (2) shall include the powers of 
discipline and dismissal. 
 (4) Subject to rules, Provincial Police Officer, Capital City Police Officer or City Police Officer, 
as the case may be, may delegate his powers and authority under this Article to an officer of appropriate 
rank. 
CHAPTER IV 
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HEAD OF DISTRICT POLICE 
 32. Policing Plan.—(1) Head of District Police shall prepare an annual Policing Plan consistent 
with Provincial Policing Plan wherever applicable in consultation with the Zila Nazim in the 
prescribed manner. 
 (2) The Policing Plan shall include:— 
(a)  objectives of policing; 
(b)  financial resources likely to be available during the year; 
(c)  targets; and 
(d)  mechanism for achieving these targets. 
 (3) Head of District Police shall obtain the approval of the plan from the appropriate Public Safety 
Commission and send c opies of the approved plan to Zila Nazim, Tehsil or Town Nazim, Provincial 
Government, Provincial Public Safety Commission and Provincial Police Officer and in case of Islamabad 
Capital Territory to Zila Nazim, Islamabad District Public Safety Commission, National Public Safety 
Commission and Federal Government. 
 (4) Head of District Police shall prepare a report on the policing of the district during the year and 
send it to the District Public Safety Commission by end of August. 
 33. Relationship of Distr ict Police with Zila Nazim etc. —(1) Subject to the provisions of this 
Order, Head of District Police shall be responsible to the Zila Nazim for police functions under this Order 
but shall not include administration of the district police, investigation of criminal cases and police 
functions relating to prosecution, which shall rest with the police: 
 Provided that Zila Nazim may visit a police  station to find out if any person is under 
unlawful detention and in appropriate cases may also direct action in accordance with law having 
regard to the facts and circumstances of the case. 
 (2) In case of a difference of opinion between the Zila Nazim a nd the Provincial Government on 
any matter concerning the district police, the decision of the Provincial Government shall prevail. 
 
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 34. Police support to Government functionaries, etc. —(1) Any functionary of the Federal 
Government, Provincial Government, any statutory body or any body or corporation owned, set up or 
controlled by any such Government or in which such Government has a  controlling share or interest, 
District Government, Tehsil or Town Municipal Administration or Union Administration, or Cantonment 
Board may for the discharge of his official duties which in his opinion require police assistance, ask for 
police support  from the concerned police authority of the area and such authority shall provide the 
requisite support: 
 Provided that, if for any reason, the police authority is unable to provide the police support 
requested under this clause it shall forthwith bring the matter through its channel of command to 
the notice of Head of District Police who shall make arrangement for provision of poli ce support 
and, where he is unable to provide such support, he shall inform the Zila Nazim accordingly: 
 Provided further that before making a report to the higher officer, each officer in the chain 
of command shall make an effort to provide the requisite police support: 
 Provided also that where any police officer is of the opinion that the request for police 
support is unnecessary, unlawful or malafide, he shall, through his channel of command, report to 
Head of District Police who may seek reco urse to the appropriate Public Safety Commission and 
in that case the decision of the Public Safety Commission shall prevail. 
 (2) Where the Zila Nazim so directs, the District Coordination Officer shall be responsible for 
coordination of police support by  Head of District Police to the District Government, T ehsil Municipal 
Administration, Union Administration and Cantonment Board in exigencies threatening law and order, 
natural calamities and emergencies. 
 (3) In case of an unlawful or malafide  order issued by any authority, the Head of District Police 
shall seek recourse to the appropriate Public Safety Commission whose decision shall prevail. 
 35. Responsibility on complaints of neglect and excesses by police.—(1) Where the Zila Nazim 
on the basis of any complaint or information has reason to believe that any police official has committed 
an act of neglect, failure or excess, or the Union Public Safety Committee on its own motion or on receipt 
of a complaint from an aggrieved person reports to the Zila Nazim about police neglect, failure or excess, 
the Zila Nazim may direct Head of District Police to take remedial measures, including registration of 
First Information Report in a cognizable offence in appropriate cases within the period specified  by him 
and the Zila Nazim shall inform the appropriate Public Safety Commission accordingly. 
 (2) Head of District Police or the concerned competent authority shall immediately take remedial 
measures, and may suspend  the concerned official where necessary , initiate an enquiry and take 
appropriate action in accordance with law.  
 (3) Head of District Police shall without delay inform the Zila Nazim and appropriate Public Safety 
Commission of the action taken by him pursuant to the directions given under cla use (1) and forward a 
copy of the final report of enquiry within forty five days of such directions. 
 36. Reference to Police Complaints Authority. —Head of District Police  and Head of Federal 
Law Enforcement Agency shall inform the Provincial Police Compla ints Authority or the Federal Police 
 
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Complaint Authority, as the case may be, of any incident or a complaint of rape, death or serious injury 
to any person in police custody. 
CHAPTER V 
DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
 37. Establishment.—The Provincial Go vernment shall establish a District Public Safety 
Commission in each district consisting of 8,  10 or 12 members depending upon the area and population 
of the district. 
 38. Composition.—(1) Half of the members of the District Public Safety Commission shall be 
elected by the Zila Council, from amongst its councillors on the basis of each member casting only one 
vote in favour of any contesting candidate through secret ballot. 
 (2) The other half comprising independent members shall be appointed by the Governor from a 
list of names recommended by the District Selection Panel. 
 (3) One third of both the elected and the independent members of the District Public Safety 
Commission shall be women. 
 (4) The Naib Zila Nazim shall request the Chairperson of the District Selection Panel to conduct 
the election of the members of the District Public Safety Commission referred to in clause (1). 
 (5) The appointment of members shall be notified in the Official Gazette. 
 39. Appointment of Chairperson. —(1) The Chairperson shall be elected by the members from 
amongst themselves annually alternating between independent and elected members. 
 (2) The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Commission. 
 40. Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson.—In the absence of the Chairperson the District 
Public Safety Commission shall elect one of its member to preside over a meeting. 
 41. Selection of independent members. —(1) There shall be a Selection pan el for independent 
members consisting of District and Sessions Judge who shall be its Chairperson and one nominee each of 
the Provincial Government and the District Government: 
 Provided that such nominee shall not be elected representative or public servant. 
 (2) The selection of independent members shall be by consensus. 
 (3) The selection process shall be completed within thirty days from the commencement of the 
selection process. 
 (4) Independent members shall be of impeccable integrity and proven professional competence in 
such fields as social work, law, administration, education, corporate sector, etc. 
 42. Fu nctions of the Selection Panel. —The selection panel shall invite applications or 
nominations from the publ ic for selection of independent members, and after interviewing eligible and 
 
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willing candidates, forward names of persons twice the number of appointments to be made to the 
Governor of the Province. 
 43. Selection criteria of independent members.—A person shall be disqualified from becoming 
a member of District Public Safety Commission if he— 
(a)  is an activist of any political party or has held any representative office or has 
remained a public servant in the six months immediately preceding such 
appointment; 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; 
(c)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; 
(d)  is not a citizen of Pakistan; 
(e)  holds an office of profit in the service of Pakistan; 
(f)  is in the service of any statutory body or any other body which is owned or 
controlled by the Government or in which the Government has a controlling share 
or interest; 
(g)  has been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from the service of Pakistan 
on grounds of corruption or any other form of misconduct; 
(h)  is convicted of a criminal offence; 
(i)  has any conflict of interest; or 
(j)  is involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and 
harmony of society. 
 44. Functions of the District Public Safety Commission. —The District Public Safety 
Commission shall perform the following functions  including those related to complaints against the 
police:— 
(a)  approve an annual Local Policing Plan prepared by the District Police Officer in 
consultation with the Zila Nazim setting out the arrangements for the policing 
during the year: 
    Provided that such Policing Plan shall include— 
(i)  a statement of the financial resources expected to be made available by the 
Provincial Government; and 
(ii)  performance targets for the year and their delivery mechanism; 
(b)  evaluate the delivery of performance targets contained in the Local Policing Plan 
on quarterly basis and send half - yearly reports to Zila Nazim, Tehsil Nazim, 
 
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Provincial Government, Provincial Public Safety Commission and Provincial 
Police Officer; 
(c)  encourage police-public cooperation; 
(d)  provide recourse to Distric t Police Officer or City Police Officer for reporting 
against any unlawful or malafide order or request for police support from any 
authority received by him or any officer subordinate to him and give a decision 
thereon which shall prevail;  
(e)  refer the  matter in writing to the Provincial Government for appropriate action 
where the District Public Safety Commission is satisfied that a collusive 
relationship detrimental to the interest of the people exists between the Zila Nazim 
and District Police Officer or City Police Officer: 
  Provided that before making such report the District Police Officer or City 
Police Officer and the Zila Nazim shall be given an opportunity to be heard in 
person to explain their respective positions; 
(f)  direct the District Police Officer or City Police Officer as to disposal of unclaimed 
property under clause (4) of Article 135.  
(g) direct the District Police Officer or City Police Officer in writing, where the District 
Public Safety Commission has reasons to believe that the head of the police station 
has unjustifiably refused or avoided to register any First Information Report, to 
conduct an inquiry into the matter and cause the registration of the First Information 
Report under section 154 of the Code, if any cognizable case is made out from the 
allegations of the complainant and report to the District Public Safety Commission 
within forty-eight hours the action taken by him; 
(h)  on receipt of a complaint of excess by a police officer; 
(i)  direct the District Police Office r or City Police Officer in writing to take 
appropriate action and submit a report within a specified period; or 
(ii)  conduct a fact finding enquiry through two or more of its members, and in 
case the complaint is found correct, send its report and direct District Police 
Officer to suspend the defaulting police officer and take departmental action 
against him in accordance with the rules; 
(iii)  report the matter to the Provincial Police Officer, Provincial Government or 
the Police Complaints Authority for appropriate action if the District Police 
Officer does not submit a report or take action on the direction given by the 
District Public Safety Commission; 
(i)  direct the District Police Officer in writing to enquire into a complaint of neglect in 
general or by a functionary of a district police and take appropriate action and report 
within the specified period. 
 
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(j)  on a complaint of excess committed by any member of Federal Law Enforcement 
Agency and civil armed forces acting in support of the dist rict police, require the 
appropriate authority of the concerned department in writing to take remedial action 
and report within a specified period. If no action is taken by the concerned 
authority, a reference may be made by the District Public Safety Comm issions to 
the head of concerned organization or the Federal Complaints Authority for 
appropriate action. 
 45. Terms of members of the District Public Safety Commission.—(1) The term of office of a 
member shall be three years unless he resigns at any time before the expiry of his term or ceases to be a 
member of the Zila Council. 
 (2) No member shall be eligible for a second term. 
 (3) Members shall be paid TA and DA for attending meetings, as per rules. 
 (4) Independent members may be paid honoraria as per rules. 
 (5) Members shall be Justices of Peace within the district in accordance with the Code. 
 46. Removal of members.—The Governor on his own volition or on the recommendation of the 
District Public Safety Commission may remove a member from office if he— 
(a)       ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan; 
(b)       is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; 
(c)       is guilty of misconduct; 
(d)       is found to have dealt with any matter in which he had a conflict of interest; 
(e)       is convicted of a criminal offence; 
(f)        is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; 
                        (g)       is involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity,   
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and 
harmony of society; 
 (h)  brings the District Public Safety Commission into disrepute; 
 (i)  fails to attend its three consecutive meetings without any reasonable cause. 
 47. Meetings and conduct of business of the District Public Safety Commission. —(1) The 
business of the District Public Safety Commission shall be conducted by the Commission in a meeting. 
 (2) The meeting may be convened by the Chairperson or on the requisition of three members. 
            (3) Quorum for a meeting of the District Public Safety Commission shall be two third of its total 
membership. 
 
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              (4) Members shall attend meetings of the Commission as and when required for which at least a 
week’s notice, with agenda, shall be given. There shall be minimum of one meeting in a month provided 
an emergency meeting may be held at a short notice not exceeding twenty four hours. 
             (5) Decisions of the Commission shall be by simple majority. 
             (6) District Police Officer or City police Officer or in their absence their deputy may be invited 
to attend a meeting, which he shall attend. 
        (7) The Commission may invite any expert for consultations on specific issues. 
             (8) The Commission may frame rules of procedure for the conduct of business. 
             48. Secretariat. —(1) The Government shall establish a permanent secretariat of the District 
Public Safety Commission. 
  (2) The Secretariat shall be headed by an officer of BPS 17 who shall be appointed in consultation 
with the Commission by the Provincial Government. 
 (3) The Secretariat shall consist of such number of officers and staff as the Government may in 
consultation with the Commission, determine from time to time. 
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CHAPTER VI 
CAPITAL CITY DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
 49. Establishment.—The Provincial Government shall establish a Capital City District Public 
Safety Commission in each district consisting 12 members depending upon the area and population of the 
district. 
 50. Composition.—(1) Three members of the Capital City District Public Safety Commission 
shall be elected by the Zila Council, from amongst its councillors on the basis of each member casting 
only one vote in favour of any contesting candidate through secret ballot. 
 (2) Three members shall be nominated by the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly from amongst 
its members two from the treasury and one from the opposition in consultation with the Leader of the 
House and the Leader of the Opposition. 
 (3) The remaining six membe rs shall be independent members and  shall be appointed by the 
Governor from a list of names recommended by the Capital City District Selection Panel. 
 (4) One third of both the elected and independent members of the Commission shall be women. 
 (5) The Naib Zila Nazim shall request the Chairperson of the Capital City District Selection Panel 
to conduct the election of the members of the Capital City District Public Safety Commission referred to 
in clause (1). 
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 51. Appointment of Chairperson. —(1) The Chairperson shall be elected  by the members from 
amongst themselves annually alternating between independent and elected members. 
 (2) The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Commission. 
 52. Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson.—In the absence of the Chairperson the Capital 
City District Public Safety Commission shall elect one of its member to preside over a meeting. 
 53. Selection of independent members. —(1) There shall be a Selection Panel for independent 
members consisting of Chief Justice of High Court who shall be its Chairperson and one nominee each of 
the Provincial Government and the District Government: 
 Provided that such nominee shall not be elected representative or public servant. 
 (2) The selection of independent members shall be by consensus. 
 (3) The selection process shall be completed within thirty days from the commencement of the 
selection process. 
 (4) Independent members shall be of impeccable integrity and proven professional competence in 
such fields as social work, law, administration, education, corporate sector, etc 
 54. Functions of the Selection Panel. —The selection panel shall invite applications or 
nominations from the public f or selection of independent members, and after interviewing eligible and 
willing candidates, forward names of persons twice the number of appointments to be made to the 
Governor of the Province. 
 55. Selection criteria of independent members.—A person shall be disqualified from becoming 
a member of District Public Safety Commission if he- 
(a)  is an activist of any political party or has held any representative office or has 
remained a public servant in the six months immediately preceding such 
appointment; or 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; or 
(c)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; or 
(d)  is not a citizen of Pakistan; or 
(e)  holds an office of profit in the service of Pakistan; or 
(f)  is in the s ervice of any statutory body or any other body which is owned or 
controlled by the Government or in which the Government has a controlling share 
or interest; or 
(g)  has been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from the service of Pakistan 
on grounds of corruption or any other form of misconduct; or 
(h)  is convicted of a criminal offence; or 
 
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(i)  has any conflict of interest; or 
(j)  is involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and 
harmony of society. 
 56. Functions of the Capital City District Public Safety Commission. —The Capital City 
District Public Safety Commission shall perform the following functions of Public Safety and Complaints 
Authority:— 
(a)  approve an annual Local Policing Plan prepared by the Capital City Police Officer 
in consultation with the Zila Nazim set ting out the arrangements for the policing 
during the year: 
   Provided that such Policing Plan shall include - 
(i)  a statement of the financial resources expected to be made available by the 
Provincial Government; and 
(ii)  performance targets for the year and their delivery mechanism; 
(b)  evaluate the delivery of performance targets contained in the Local Policing Plan 
on quarterly basis and send half -yearly reports to Zila Nazim, Tehs il Nazim, 
Provincial Government,  Provincial Public Safety Commission and Provincial 
Police Officer; 
(c)  encourage police-public cooperation; 
(d)  provide recourse to Capital City Police Officer for reporting against any unlawful 
or malafide order or request for police support from any authority received by him 
or any officer subordinate to him and give a decision thereon which shall prevail; 
(e)  refer the matter in writing to the Provincial Government for appropriate action 
where the Capital City District Public Safety Commission is satisfied that a 
collusive relationship detrimental to the interest of the people exists between the 
Zila Nazim and Capital City Police Officer: 
Provided that before making such report the Capital City Police Officer and the Zila 
Nazim shall be given an opportunity to be heard in person to explain their respective 
positions; 
(f)  direct the Capital City Police Officer as to disposal of unclaimed pr operty under 
clause (4) of Article 135. 
(g)  direct the Capital City Police Officer in writing, where the Capital City District 
Public Safety Commission has reasons to believe that the head of the police station 
has unjustifiably refused or avoided to regi ster any First Information Report, to 
conduct an inquiry into the matter and cause the registration of the First Information 
Report under section 154 of the Code, if any cognizable case is made out from the 
 
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allegations of the complainant and report to the Capital City District Public Safety 
Commission within forty-eight hours the action taken by him; 
(h)  on receipt of a complaint of excess by a police officer; 
(i)  direct the Capital City District Police Officer in writing to take appropriate 
action and submit a report within a specified period; or 
(ii)  conduct a fact finding enquiry through two or more of its members, and in 
case the complaint is found correct, send its report and direct Capital City 
District Police Officer to suspend the defaulting pol ice officer and take 
departmental action against him in accordance with the rules; 
(iii)  report the matter to the Provincial Government or the Police Complaints 
Authority for appropriate action if the Capital City District Police Officer 
does not submit a report or take action on the direction given by the Capital 
City Public Safety Commission; 
 (i)  direct the Capital City District Police Officer in writing to enquire into a complaint 
of neglect in general or by a functionary of a district police and take  appropriate 
action and report within the specified period; 
 (j)   on a complaint of excess committed by any member of Federal Law Enforcement 
 Agency and civil armed forces acting in support of the district police, require the 
 appropriate authority of the concerned department in writing to take remedial action 
 and report within a specified period. If no action is taken by the concerned 
 authority, a reference may be made by the Capital City District Public Safety 
 Commission to the head of concerned orga nization or the Federal Complaints 
 Authority for appropriate action. 
 57. Terms of members of the Capital City District Public Safety Commission.—(1) The term 
of office of a member shall be three years unless he resigns at any time before the expiry of his term or 
ceases to be a member of the Provincial Assembly or the Zila Council. 
 (2) No member shall be eligible for a second term. 
 (3) Members shall be paid TA and DA for attending meetings, as per rules. 
 (4) Independent members may be paid honoraria as per rules. 
 (5) Members shall be Justices of Peace within the district in accordance with the Code. 
 58. Removal of members.—The Governor on his own volition or on the recommendation of the 
Capital City District Public Safety Commission may remove a member from office if  he— 
(a)  ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan; 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; 
(c)  is guilty of misconduct; 
 
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(d) is found to have dealt with any matter in which he had a conflict of interest; 
(e)  is convicted of a criminal offence; 
(f)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; 
(g)  is involved in activities prejudicial to the i deology, interest, security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and 
harmony of society; 
(h)  brings the Capital City District Public Safety Commission into disrepute; 
(i)  fails to attend its three consecutive meetings without any reasonable cause. 
 59. Meetings and conduct of business of the Capital City District Pubic Safety Commission.  
—(1) The business of the Capital City District Public Safety Commission shall be conducted by the 
Commission in a meeting. 
 (2) The meeting may be convened by the Chairperson or on the requisition of three members. 
 (3) Quorum for the meeting of the Capital City District Commission shall be two -third of its 
membership. 
 (4) Members shall attend meetings of the Commiss ion as and when required for which at least a 
week’s notice, with agenda, shall be given. There shall be minimum of one meeting in a month provided 
an emergency meeting may be held at a short notice not exceeding twenty four hours. 
 (5) Decisions of the Commission shall be by simple majority. 
 (6) Capital City Police Officer and in his absence his deputy may be invited to attend a meeting 
which he shall attend. 
 (7) The Commission may invite any expert for consultations on specific issues. 
 (8) The Commission may frame rules of procedures for the conduct of business. 
 60. Secretariat.—(1) The Government shall establish a permanent secretariat of the Capital City 
District Public Safety Commission. 
 (2) The Secretariat shall be headed by an officer of BPS 17 who shall be appointed in consultation 
with the Commission by the Provincial Government 
 (3) The Secretariat shall consist of such number of officers and staff as the Government may in 
consultation with the Commission, determine from time to time.  
CHAPTER VII 
ISLAMABAD DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
 61. Establishment.—The Federal Government shall establish Islamabad District Public Safety 
Commission for Islamabad Capital Territory consisting of 12 members. 
 
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 62. Composition.—(1) Three members of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission shall 
be elected by the District Council, from amongst its councillors on the basis of each member casting only 
one vote in favour of any contesting candidate through secret ballot. 
 (2) Three members shall be nominated by the Speaker of National Assembly from amongst its 
members two from the treasury and one from the opposition in consultation with the Leader of the House 
and the Leader of the Opposition. 
 (3) The remaining six members shall be independent members and shall be appointed by the 
President from a list of names recommended by the Islamabad District Selection Panel. 
 (4) One third of both the elected and independent members of the Islamabad District Public Safety 
Commission shall be women. 
 (5) The Naib Zila Nazim shall request the Chairperson of the Islamabad District Selection Panel 
to conduct the election of the members of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission referred to in 
clause (1). 
 (6) The appointment of members shall be notified in the Official Gazette. 
 63. Appointment of Chairperson. —(1) The Chairperson shall be elected  by the members from 
amongst themselves annually alternating between independent and elected members. 
 (2). The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Commission. 
 64. Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson. —In the absence of the Chairperson Islamabad 
District Public Safety Commission shall elect one of its member to preside over a meeting. 
 65. Selection of independent members. —(1) There shall be a Selection  Panel for independent 
members consisting of Chief Justice of the High Court who shall be its Chairperson and one nominee each 
of the Federal Government and the District Government: 
 Provided that such nominee shall not be elected representative or public servant. 
 (2) The selection of independent members shall be by consensus. 
 (3) The selection process shall be completed within thirty days from the commencement of the 
selection process. 
 (4) Independent members shall be of impeccable integrity and proven professional competence in 
such fields as social work, law, administration, education, corporate sector, etc 
 66. Functions of the Selection Panel. —The selection panel shall invite applications or 
nominations from the public for selection of independent members, and after interviewing eligible and 
willing candidates, forward names of persons twice the number of appointments to be made to the 
President. 
 67. Selection criteria of independent members.—A person shall be disqualified from becoming 
a member of Islamabad District Public Safety Commission if he - 
 
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(a)  is an activist of any political party or has held any representative office or has 
remained a p ublic servant in the six months immediately preceding such 
appointment; or 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; or 
(c)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; or 
(d)  is not a citizen of Pakistan; or 
(e)  holds an office of profit in the service of Pakistan; or 
(f)  is in the service of any statutory body or any other body which is owned or 
controlled by the Government or in which the Government has a controlling share 
or interest; or 
(g)  has been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from the service of Pakistan 
on grounds of corruption or any other form of misconduct; or 
(h)  is convicted of a criminal offence; or 
(i)  has any conflict of interest; or 
(j)  is invol ved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the goo d order and 
harmony of society. 
 68. Functions of Islamabad District Public Safety Commission. —The Islamabad Di strict 
Public Safety Commission shall perform the following functions of Public S afety and Complaints 
Authority: — 
(a)  approve an annual Local Policing Plan prepared by the Capital City Police Officer 
in consultation with the Zila Nazim setting out the arrangements for the policing 
during the year: 
   Provided that such Policing Plan shall include - 
(i)  a statement of the financial resources expected to be made available by the 
Federal Government; and 
(ii)  performance targets for the year and their delivery mechanism; 
(b)  evaluate the delivery of performance targets contained in the Local Policing Plan 
on quarterly basis and se nd half - yearly reports to Zila Nazim, Tehsil Nazim, 
Federal Government and National Public Safety Commission; 
(c)  encourage police-public cooperation; 
(d)  provide recourse to Capital City Police Officer for reporting against any unlawful 
or malafide ord er or request for police support from any authority received by 
 
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him or any officer subordinate to him and give a decis ion thereon which shall 
prevail; 
(e) refer the matter in writing to the Federal Government for appropriate action where 
the Islamabad Dist rict Public Safety Commission is satisfied that a collusive 
relationship detrimental to the interest of the people exists between the Zila Nazim 
and Capital City Police Officer: 
 Provided that before making such report the Capital City Police Officer and the Zila 
Nazim shall be given an opportunity to be heard in person to explain their respective 
positions; 
(f) direct the Capital City Police Officer as to disposal of unclaimed property under 
clause (4) of Article 135. 
(g) direct the Capital City Police Officer in writing, where the Islamabad District Public 
Safety Commission has reasons to believe that the head of the police station has 
unjustifiably refused or avoided to register any First Information Report, to conduct 
an inquiry into the matter and cause the registration of the First Information Report 
under section 154 of  the Code, if any cognizable case is made out from the 
allegations of the complainant and report to the Islamabad District Public Safety 
Commission within forty-eight hours the action taken by him; 
(h) on receipt of a complaint of excess by a police officer; 
(i) direct the Capital City Police Officer in writing to take appropriate action 
and submit a report with in a specified period; or  
(ii) conduct a fact finding enquiry through two or more of its members, and in 
case the complaint is found correct, send its report and direct Capital City 
Police Officer to suspend the defaulting police officer and take departmental 
action against him in accordance with the rule; 
(iii) report the matte r to the Federal government or the Federal Police 
Complaints authority for appropriate action if the Capital city Police Officer 
does not submit a report or take action on the direction given by the 
Islamabad District Public Safety Commission; 
(i)  Direct the Capital City Police Officer in writing to enquire into a complaint of 
neglect in general or by a functionary of a district police and take appropriate action 
and report within the specified period; 
(j)  on a complaint of excess committed by any member of Federal Law Enforcement 
Agency and civil armed forces acting in support of the Islamabad district police, 
require the appropriate authority of the concerned department in writing to take 
remedial action and report within a specified period. If no action  is taken by the 
concerned authority, a reference may be made by the Islamabad District Public 
 
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Safety Commission to the head of concerned organization or the Federal 
Complaints Authority for appropriate action. 
 69. Terms of members of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission.—(1) The term of 
office of a member shall be three years unless he resigns at any time before the expiry of his term or ceases 
to be a member of the National Assembly or the Zila Council. 
 (2) No member shall be eligible for a second term. 
 (3) Members shall be paid TA and DA for attending meetings, as per rules. 
 (4) Independent members may be paid honoraria as per rules. 
 (5) Members shall be Justice of Peace within the district in accordance with the Code. 
 70. Removal o f members. —The President on his own volition or on the recommendation of 
Islamabad District Public Safety Commission may remove a member from office if he— 
(a)  ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan; 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; 
(c)  is guilty of misconduct; 
(d)  is found to have dealt with any matter in which he had a conflict of interest; 
(e)  is convicted of a criminal offence; 
(f)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; 
(g)  is involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and 
harmony of society; 
(h)  brings the Islamabad Public Safety Commission into disrepute; 
(i)  fails to attend its three consecutive meetings without any reasonable cause. 
  71. Meetings and conduct of business of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission.— 
(1) The business of Islamabad District Public Safety Commission shall be conducted by the Commission 
in a meeting. 
 (2) The meeting may be convened by the Chairperson or on the requisition of three members. 
 (3) Quorum for the meeting of the Commission shall be two-third of its membership. 
 (4) Members shall attend meetings of the Commission as and when required for which at least a 
week’s notice, with agenda, shall be given. There shall be minimum of one meeting in a month provided 
an emergency meeting may be held at a short notice not exceeding twenty four hours. 
 (5) Decisions of the Commission shall be by a simple majority. 
 
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 (6) Capital City Police Officer or in his absence his deputy may be invited to attend a meeting 
which he shall attend. 
 (7) The Commission may invite any expert for consultations on specific issues. 
 (8) The Commission may frame rules of procedure for the conduct of business. 
 72. Secretariat. —(1) The Government shall establish a permanent secretariat of Islamabad 
District Public Safety Commission. 
 (2) The Secretariat shall be headed by an officer of BPS 17 who shall be appointed in consultation 
with the Commission by the Government. 
 (3) The Secretariat shall consist of such number of officers and staff as the Government may in 
consultation with the Commission, determine from time to time. 
CHAPTER VIII 
THE PROVINCIAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
 73. Establishment.—There shall be a Provincial Public Safety Commission, consisting of twelve 
members and the ex officio Chairperson. 
 74. Composition.—(1) Half of the members of the Provincial Public Safety Commission shall be 
nominated by the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly from amongst its members three each from the 
treasury and opposition in consultation with the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition: 
  Provided that at least two members shall be women. 
 (2) The other half comprising independent members shall be appointed by the Governor from a 
list of names recommended by the Provincial Selection Panel: 
  Provided that at least two members shall be women. 
 (3) Notwithstanding any  thing contained in clause (1), independent members appointed under 
clause (2) shall constitute the Provincial Public Safety Commission when the Provincial Assembly is not 
in existence. 
 (4) The appointment of members shall be notified in the Official Gazette. 
 75. Appointment of Chairperson. —(1) The Provincial Home Minister will be the ex-officio 
Chairperson of the Provincial Public Safety Commission. 
 (2) The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Provincial Public Safety Commission. 
 76. Meeting in the absence of the Chairperso n.—In the absence of the Chairperson the 
Provincial Public Safety Commission shall elect one of its member to preside over a meeting. 
 77. Selection of independent members. —(1) There shall be a Selection  Panel for independent 
members consisting of Chief Justice of the High Court who shall be its Chairperson and one nominee each 
of the Governor and the Chief Minister: 
 
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 Provided that such nominee shall not be elected representative or public servant. 
 (2) The selection of independent members shall be by consensus. 
 (3) The selection process shall be completed within thirty days from the commencement of the 
selection process. 
 (4) Independent members shall be of impeccable integrity and proven professional competence in 
such fields as social work, law, administration, education, corporate sector, etc.  
 78. Fu nctions of the Selection Panel. —The selection panel shall invite applications or 
nominations from the public for selection of independent members, and after interviewing eligible and 
willing candidates, forward names of persons twice the number of appointments to be made to the 
Governor. 
 79. Selection criteria of independent members.—A person shall be disqualified from becoming 
a member of Provincial Public Safety Commission if he - 
(a)  is an activist of any political party or has held any representative office or has 
remained a public servant in the six months immediately preceding such 
appointment; 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; 
(c)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; 
(d)  is not a citizen of Pakistan; 
(e)  holds an office of profit in the service of Pakistan; 
(f)  is in the service of any statutory body or any other body which is owned or 
controlled by the Government or in which the Government has a controlling share 
or interest; 
(g)  has been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from the service of Pakistan 
on grounds of corruption or any other form of misconduct; or 
(h)  is convicted of a criminal offence; 
(i)  has any conflict of interest; or 
(j)  is involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and 
harmony of society. 
 80. Functions of the Provincial Public Safet y Commission. —(1) Subject to this Order, the 
Provincial Public Safety Commission shall— 
(a)  provide guidelines on the policy of the government to Provincial Police Officer and 
Capital City Police Officers for promoting integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of 
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(b)  take steps to prevent the police from carrying out any unlawful or malafide orders 
or directions from any authority to any functionary of the police through -out the 
Province and in case such orders are brought to the notice of the commission it shall 
have the powers to intervene and its decision shall prevail; and 
(c)  facilitate the establishment and functioning of Citizen Police Liaison Committees 
in accordance with Article 168. 
 (2) Without prejudice to its role under sub-section (1) the Commission shall perform the following 
specific responsibilities— 
(a)  co-ordinate the functioning of Public Safety Commissions within the Province; 
(b)  recommend to the Government premature transfer of Provincial Police Officer 
before completion of normal tenure of three years for unsati sfactory performance 
of duties: 
 Provided that before making such recommendation the Provincial Public Safety 
Commission shall give the concerned police officer an opportunity to be heard in 
person; 
(c)  recommend to the government for grants to various police establishments within 
the province, for enhancing their capability to handle public order; 
(d)  assist the police establishment in securing assistance from other police 
establishments and law enforcement agencies by approaching the other Provincial 
and National Public Safety Commissions; 
(e)  determine in consultation with the Provincial Police Officer objectives for the 
policing of the Province for each financial year; 
(f)  oversee the implementation of the Provincial Policing Plan prepared by Provincial 
Police Officer and approved and published by the Provincial Government. The plan 
shall include: 
(i)  a statement of the financial resources expected to be made available by the 
Government; and 
(ii)  performance targets for the year and their delivery mechanism. 
  (g) evaluate the delivery of performance targets on quarterly basis; 
(h)  require the Provincial Police Officer to submit by end of August each year a general 
report in a manner prescribed b y the Provincial Public Safety Commission which 
shall be published; 
(i)  submit an annual report to the Government and the Provincial Assembly that shall 
include the following; 
 
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(i)  an abstract concerning performance of the Provincial Public Safety 
Commission during the year; 
(ii)  a report on the functioning of the Police Establishments; 
(iii)  a report on matters connected with general law and order in the Province. 
(j)  recommend reforms for modernization of laws and procedure in respect of police, 
prosecution, prisons and probation service; 
(k)  evaluate the performance of the District and Capital City Public Safety 
Commissions on annual  basis. If on the basis of the evaluation conducted by the 
Provincial Public Safety Commission, the performance of the Commission is found 
unsatisfactory, it may recommend the dissolution of such Commission and on 
dissolution of the Commission the government shall reconstitute the same in 
accordance with the provisions of this Order within forty five days of such decision; 
(1)  conduct enquiry on the recommendation of a Zila Council through a resolution 
passed by two third majority of its total membership for the dissolution of the 
relevant Public Safety Commission on grounds of unsatisfactory performance  of 
the said commission, establish veracity or otherwise of the grounds of 
recommendation for rejection or onward transmission to the Provincial 
Government for the dissolution of the said Public Safety Commission. Where the 
government dissolves the relevan t Public Safety Commission it will reconstitute 
the same in accordance with the provisions of this Order within fo rty five days of 
such decision; 
(m)  perform functions of the relevant Public Safety Commission during the period it 
stands dissolved; 
(n)  consider the proposals made by Provincial Police Officer or National Police 
Management Board and give its recommendations to the government; 
(o)  recommend essential criminal justice reforms; and 
(p)  perform such other functions with regard to public order and safeguarding public 
interest, as may be assigned by the government to it for the purpose under any law 
for the time being in force including Prosecution, Prisons and Probation services; 
 81. Terms of members of the Provincial Public Safety Commission.—(1) The term of office of 
a member shall be the same as that of the Provincial Assembly unless he resigns at any time  before the 
expiry of his term, or ceases to be a member of the Provincial Assembly. 
 (2) No member shall be eligible for a second term. 
 (3) Members shall be paid TA and DA for attending meetings, as per rules. 
 (4) Independent members may be paid honoraria as per rules. 
 (5) Members shall be Justices of Peace in accordance with the Code. 
 
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 82. Removal of members.—The Governor on his own volition or on the recommendation of the 
Provincial Public Safety Commission may remove a member from office if he— 
(a)  ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan; 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; 
(c)  is guilty of misconduct; 
(d)  is found to have dealt with any matter in which he had a conflict of interest; 
(e)  is convicted of a criminal offence; 
(f)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; 
(g)  is involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the goo d order and 
harmony of society; 
(h)  brings the Provincial Public Safety Commission into disrepute; 
(i)  fails to attend its three consecutive meetings without any reasonable cause; 
 83. Meetings and conduct of business of the Provincial Public Safety Commission. —(1) The 
business of the Provincial Public Safety Commission shall be conducted by the Commission in a meeting. 
 (2) The meeting may be convened by the chairperson or on the requisition of three members 
 (3) Quorum for the meeting of the Commission shall be two-third of its membership. 
 (4) Members shall attend meetings of the Commission as and when required for which at least a 
week’s notice, with agenda, shall be given. There shall be minimum of one meeting in a month, provided 
an emergency meeting may be held at a short notice not exceeding twenty four hours. 
 (5) The ex officio Chairperson shall not have the right of vote, except in case of a tie. 
 (6) Decisions of the Commission shall be by simple majority. 
 (7) The Commission may hold public consultations as and when required. 
 (8) The Provincial Police Officer and heads of prosecution service, prison and probation 
departments shall attend meetings of the Commission as non-voting members, when invited. 
 (9) The Commission may invite any expert for consultations on specific issues. 
 (10) The Commission may frame rules of procedure for the conduct of business. 
 84. Secretariat.—(1) The Government shall establish a permanent secretariat of the Provincial 
Public Safety Commission. 
 (2) The Secretariat shall be headed by a Director of the rank  of Senior Superintendent of Police 
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 (3) The Secretariat shall consist of such number of officers and staff as the Government may in 
consultation with the Commission, determine from time to time. 
 (4) The secretariat shall be attached to the Provincial Law Department for purposes of budget and 
for matters pertaining to the Provincial Assembly. 
CHAPTER IX 
THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 
 85. Establishment.—There shall be a National Public Safety Commission consisting of twelve 
members and the ex officio Chairperson. 
 86. Composition.—(1) Half of the members of the National Public Safety Commission shall be 
nominated by the Speaker of the National Assembly fr om amongst its members three each from the 
treasury and the opposition in consultation with the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition: 
  Provided that at least one member shall belong to each Province, and to Islamabad Capital 
Territory: 
  Provided further that at least two members shall be women. 
 (2) The other half comprising independent members shall be appointed by the President from a list 
of names recommended by the National Selection Panel: 
 Provided that at least one member shall belo ng to each Province, and to Islamabad Capital 
Territory: 
  Provided further that at least two members shall be women. 
 (3) Notwithstanding any -thing contained in clause (1), independent members appointed under 
clause (2) shall constitute the National Publi c Safety Commission when the National Assembly is not in 
existence. 
 (4) The appointment of members shall be notified in the Official Gazette. 
 87. Appointment of Chairperson. —(1) The Federal Interior Minister will  be ex-officio 
Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission. 
 (2) The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings. 
 88. Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson.—In the absence of the Chairperson the National 
Public Safety Commission shall elect one of its member to preside over a meeting. 
 89. Selection of independent members. —(1) There shall be a Selection Panel for independent 
members consisting of Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan who shall be its Chairperson and one 
nominee each of President and Prime Minister: 
  Provided that such nominee shall not be elected representative or public servant. 
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 (3) The selection process shall be completed within thirty days from the commencement of the 
selection process. 
 (4) Independent members shall be of impeccable integrity and proven professional competence in 
such fields as social work, law, administration, education, corporate sector, etc. 
 90. Functions of the Selection Panel. —The selection panel shall invite  applications or 
nominations from the public for selection of independent members, and after interviewing eligible and 
willing candidates, forward names of persons twice the number of appointments to be made to the 
President of Pakistan. 
 91. Selection criteria of independent members.—A person shall be disqualified from becoming 
a member of National Public Safety Commission if he— 
(a)  is an activist of any political party or has held any representative office or has 
remained a public servant in the six months immediately preceding such 
appointment; or 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; or 
(c)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; 
(d)  is not a citizen of Pakistan; 
(e)  holds an office of profit in the service of Pakistan; 
(f)  is in the service of any statutory body or any other body which is owned or 
controlled by the Government or in which the Government has a  controlling share 
or interest; 
(g) has been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from the service of Pakistan 
on grounds of corruption or any other form of misconduct; 
(h)  is convicted of a criminal offence; 
(i)  has any conflict of interest; or 
(j)  is involved in activities prejud icial to the ideology , interest,  security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and 
harmony of society. 
 92. Functions of the National Public Safety Commission.—(1) In the performance of its duties 
the National Public Safety Commission shall oversee the functioning of the Federal Investigation Agency, 
Pakistan Railways Police, Anti-narcotics Force, Frontier Constabulary Pakistan Motorway and Highway 
Police, any other Federal Law Enforcement Agency and Anti -smuggling Wing of Custo ms exercising 
police powers. 
 (2) Facilitate the establishment and functioning of Citizen Police Liaison Committees in 
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 (3) Without prejudice to its role under clause (1), the National Public Safety Commission shall 
perform the following functions:— 
(a)  recommend to the Federal Government panels of three police officers for the 
appointment of Capital City Police Officer for Islamabad and for the appointment 
of head of Federal Investigation Agency, Pakistan Railways Police, Paki stan 
Motorway and Highway Police and Frontier Constabulary; 
(b)  recommend to the Provincial Government panels of three police officers for the 
appointment of a Provincial Police Officer; 
(c)  recommend to the Federal Government premature transfer of Capital City Police 
Officer for Islamabad and head of a Federal Law Enforcement Agency before 
completion of normal tenure of three years for unsatisfactory performance of duties; 
provided that before making such recommendation the National Public Safety 
Commission shall give the concerned officer an opportunity to be heard in person; 
(d)  oversee implementation of plans prepared by heads of the respective law 
enforcement agencies and approved and published by the government, setting out 
arrangements for achieving objectives during the year. The plans shall include.- 
(i)  a statement of financial resources expected to be ma de available by the 
Government; and 
(ii)  performance targets for the year and their delivery mechanism. 
(e)  evaluate the delivery of performance targets on quarterly basis; 
(f)  require heads of the relevant Federal Law Enforcement agency to submit to the 
National Public Safety Commission, by end of August each year, a general report 
in a manner prescribed by the National Public Safety Commi ssion, which shall be 
published; 
(g)  submit an annual report to the Government and the Parliament t hat shall include 
the following; 
 (i)  an abstract concerning perform ance of the National Public Safety 
 Commission during the year; 
(ii)  a report on the functioning of the Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; and 
(iii)  a report on matters connected with general law and order in the country. 
(h)  recommend reforms for modernization of laws and procedure in respect of police, 
prosecution, prisons and probation services; 
(i)  facilitate coordination among the Provincial Public Safety Commissions; 
(j)  evaluate the performance of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission o n 
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Safety Commission, the performance of the Commission is found unsatisfactory, 
the government may dissolve the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission and 
reconstitute the commission in accordance with the provisions of this Order within 
forty five days of such decision; 
(k)  conduct enquiry on the recommendation of Islamabad Zila Council through a 
resolution passed by two third majority of its total membership for the dis solution 
of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission on grounds of unsatisfactory 
performance of the said Commission, establish veracity or otherwise of the grounds 
of recommendation for rejection or onward transmission to the Federal Government 
for the dissolution of the said Public Safety Commission; 
(1)  perform functions of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission during the 
period it stands dissolved; 
(m)  consider the proposals of the National Police Management Board and give its 
recommendations to the government; and 
(n)  perform such other functions with regard to public safety and safeguarding interest 
of the people, as may be assigned by the government to it for the purpose under any 
law for the time being in force in particular perta ining to the Prosecution, Prisons 
and Probation services. 
 93. Terms of members of the National Public Safety Commission. —(1) The term of office of 
a member shall be the same as that of the National Assembly unless he resigns or is removed from office 
at any time before the expiry of his term or ceases to be a member of the National Assembly. 
 (2) No member shall be eligible for a second term. 
 (3) Members shall be paid TA and DA for attending meetings, as per rules. 
 (4) Independent members may be paid honoraria as per rules. 
 (5) Members shall be Justices of Peace in accordance with the Code. 
 94. Removal of members.—The President on his own volition or on the recommendation of the 
National Public Safety Commission may remove a member from office if he— 
(a)  ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan; 
(b)  is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness; 
(c)  is guilty of misconduct; 
(d)  is found to have dealt with any matter in which he had a conflict of interest; 
(e)  is convicted of a criminal offence; 
(f)  is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; 
 
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(g)  is involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity, 
solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and 
harmony of society; 
(h)  brings the National Public Safety Commission into disrepute; 
(i)  fails to attend its three consecutive meetings without any reasonable cause; 
 95. Meetings and conduct of business of the National Public Safety Commission. —(1) The 
business of the National Public Safety Commission shall be conducted by the Commission in a meeting. 
 (2) The meeting may be convened by the Chairperson or on the requisition of three members. 
 (3) Quorum for the meeting of the Commission shall be two-third of its membership. 
 (4) Members shall attend meetings of the National Public Safety Commission as and when required 
for which at least a week ’s notice, with agenda, shall be given. There shall be minimum of one meeting 
in a month, provided an emergency meeting may be held at a short notice not exceeding twenty four hours. 
 (5) The ex officio Chairperson will not have the right of vote, except in case of a tie.   
 (6) Decisions of the Commission shall be by simple majority. 
 (7) The Commission may hold public consultations as and when required. 
 (8) Heads of law enforcement agencies, prosecution service, prison and probation services will 
attend meetings of the Commission as non-voting members, when invited. 
 (9) The Commission may invite any expert for consultations on specific issues. 
 (10) The Commission may frame rules of procedure for the conduct of the business. 
 96. Secretariat.—National Police Bureau referred to in Article 162 shall function as the secretariat 
of the National Public Safety Commission. 
CHAPTER X 
POLICE COMPLAINTS AUTHORITIES 
 97. Establishment of Federal Police Complaints Authority. —The Government shall establish 
a Federal Police Complaints Authority for enquiring into serious complaints against the members of 
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. 
 98. Composition.—(1) The Federal Police Complaints Authority shall consist of a Chairperson 
and six members. 
 (2) The President shall appoint the Chairperson of the Federal Police Complaints Authority. 
 (3) The Government shall appoint the members of the Federal Police Complaints Authority on the 
recommendation of the Federal Public Service Commission. 
 
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 99. Criteria and terms of the members. —(1) The members of the Federal  Police Complaints 
Authority shall be eminent persons of impeccable integrity with skills, knowledge and experience in such 
fields as may be specified by the Government. 
 (2) Persons may be appointed as whole-time or part-time members of the Authority. 
 (3) A person shall not be appointed for a period of more than three years. 
 (4) No member or the Chairperson shall be eligible for a second term. 
 100. Functions of the Federal Police Complaints Authority. —The Federal Police Complaints 
Authority shall perform the following functions— 
(a)  receive from District Public Safety Commission or an aggrieved person in writing 
on an affidavit complaint of neglect, excess or misconduct against Islamabad 
Capital Territory Police Officer or any member of any Federal Law Enforcement 
Agency; 
(b)  process the complaint and refe r the ordinary cases to an appropriate authority for 
action and report and in serious cases initiate action on its own; 
(c)  receive from the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission or the Capital City 
District Police Officer or Head of a Federal Law E nforcement Agency any report 
of death, rape or serious injury to any person in police custody and take steps to 
preserve evidence relating to such incident; 
(d)  request the Chief Justice of the High Court, in serious cases, to appoint a District 
and Sessions Judge for a judicial enquiry; 
(e)  appoint in appropriate cases a police officer belonging to the Federal Law 
Enforcement Agencies who is senior in rank to the officer complained against as 
an inquiry officer, and supervise the inquiry proceedings; 
(f)  send a copy of the report to the competent authority and direct him for departmental 
action based on the findings of the enquiry or registration of a criminal case as 
appropriate and direct the competent authority to submit a report about the action 
taken on the findings of the report; 
(g)  inform the complainant of the outcome of the enquiry in writing as soon as possible; 
(h)  where the Federal Police Complaints Authority is not satisfied with the order in 
cases referred under clause (f), it may send a report to the next higher authority for 
revision of the order by the awarding officer and the process be repeated till it is 
considered by the final authority; 
(i)  in case of any frivolous, false or vexatious complaint, initiate legal action against 
the complainant; 
(j)  recommend disciplinary action  against an enquiry officer for willful neglect or 
mishandling of an enquiry; 
 
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(k)  prepare and send to the Government an annual report on matters relating generally 
to its functions, including any matter to which it considers attention of the 
Government may be drawn by reason of gravity or other exceptional circumstances, 
for laying the report before Parliament; 
(1)  establish when necessary in consultation with the Federal Government, regional 
offices anywhere in the country or with the agreement of the Pr ovincial 
Government designate Provincial Police Complaints Authority or District Public 
Safety Commission to deal with the complaints of excess or neglect. 
 101. Secretariat.—(1) The Government shall establish a permanent secretariat of the Authority. 
 (2) The Secretariat shall be headed by an officer not below BS 19 who shall be appointed in 
consultation with the Authority. 
 (3) The organization of the secretariat and functions of officers and staff shall be determined by 
the Authority. 
 (4) The secretariat shall consist of such number of officers and staff as the Government may in 
consultation with the Authority determine from time to time. 
 (5) The terms and conditions of service of the staff of the Authority shall be determined by the 
Government in consultation with the Authority. 
 102. Removal of the members.—The procedure of the removal of the Chairperson and members 
of the Federal Police Complaints Authority shall be the same as for the members of the Federal Public 
Service Commission. 
 103. Establishment of Provincial Police Complaints Authority. —The Government shall 
establish a Provincial Police Complaints Authority for enquiring into serious complaints against the 
police. 
 104. Composition.—(1) The Provincial Police Complaints Authorit y shall consist of a 
Chairperson and six members. 
 (2) The Governor shall appoint the Chairperson of the Provincial Police Complaints Authority. 
 (3) The Government shall appoint the members of the Provincial Police Complaints Authority on 
the recommendation of the Provincial Public Service Commission. 
 105. Criteria and terms of the members.— (1) The members of the Provincial Police Complaints 
Authority shall be eminent persons of impeccable integrity with skills; knowledge and experience in such 
fields as may be specified by the Government. 
 (2) Persons may be appointed as whole-time or part-time members of the Authority. 
 (3) A person shall not be appointed for a period of more than three years. 
 (4) No member or the Chairperson shall be eligible for a second term. 
 
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 106. Functions of the Provincial Police Complaints Authority. —The Provincial Police 
Complaints Authority shall perform the following functions― 
(a)  receive from District Public Safety Commission or an aggrieved person in writing 
on an affidavit, complaint of neglect, excess or misconduct against a Police Officer; 
(b)  process the complaint and refer the ordinary cases to an appropriate authority for 
action and report and in serious cases initiate action on its own; 
(c)  receive from the District Public Safety Commission or Head of District Police any 
report of death, rape or serious injury to any person in police custody and take steps 
to preserve evidence relating to such incident and request the Chief Justice of the 
High Court under intimati on to the Government to appoint a Judge not below the 
District and Sessions Judge for a judicial enquiry; 
(d)  may appoint in appropriate cases a police officer of the same district or of a different 
district who is senior in rank to the officer complained against as an inquiry officer, 
and supervise the inquiry proceedings; 
(e)  send a copy of the report to the competent authority and direct him for departmental 
action based on the findings of the enquiry or registration of a criminal case as 
appropriate and direct the competent authority to submit a report about the action 
taken on the findings of the report; 
(f)  inform the complainant of the outcome of the enquiry in writing as soon as possible; 
(g)  where the Provincial Police Complaints Authority is not satisfied with the order in 
cases referred under clause (e), it may send a report to the next higher authority for 
revision of the order by the awarding officer and the process be repeated till it is 
considered by the final authority; 
(h)  in case of any frivolous, or vexatious complaint, initiate legal action against the 
complainant; 
(i)  may recommend disciplinary action against an enquiry officer for willful negle ct 
or mishandling of an enquiry; 
(j)  prepare and send to the Government an annual report on matters relating generally 
to its functions, including any matter to which it considers attention of the 
Government may be drawn by reason of gravity or other exceptional circumstances, 
for laying the report before Provincial Assembly; 
(k)  may in consultation with the Provincial Government establish regional offices 
anywhere in the Province. 
 107. Secretariat.—(1) The Government shall establish a permanent secretariat of the Authority. 
 (2) The Secretariat shall be headed by an officer not below BS 19 who shall be appointed in 
consultation with the Authority. 
 
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 (3) The organization of the Secretariat and functions of officers and staff shall be determined by 
the Authority. 
 (4) The Secretariat shall consist of such  number of officers and staff as  the Government may in 
consultation with the Authority determine from time to time. 
 (5) The terms and conditions of service  of the staff of the Authority s hall be determined by the 
Government in consultation with the Authority. 
 108. Removal of the members.—The procedure of the removal of the Chairperson and members 
of the Provincial Police Complaints Authority shall be the same as for the members of the Provincial 
Public Service Commission. 
CHAPTER XI 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATION COMMITTEE 
 109. Establishment.—There shall be a Criminal Justice Coordination Committee in a district. 
 110. Composition.—The Criminal Justice Coordination Committee shall consist of— 
(a)  District and Sessions Judge (Chairperson) 
(b)  Head of District Police 
(c)  District Public Prosecutor 
(d)  District Superintendent Jail 
(e)  District Probation Officer 
(f)  District Parole Officer 
(g)  Head of Investigation (Secretary) 
 111. Functions of the Criminal Justic e Coordination Committee.—(1) The Criminal Justic e 
Coordination Committee shall— 
(a)  keep under review the operation of the criminal justice system and work towards 
the improvement of the system as a whole; 
(b)  promote understanding, co-operation and coordination in the administration of the 
criminal justice system; 
(c)  exchange information and give advance notice of local developments, which may 
affect other parts of the system; 
(d)  formulate co-ordinated priorities and plans to give effect to locally agreed policies; 
(e)  raise relevant issues with the appropriate authorities; 
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(g)  review the implementation of any decisions taken by the Criminal Justice 
Coordination Committee. 
 (2) The meeting of the Criminal Justice Coordination Committee shall be held at least once a 
month. The secretary of the committee shall record the minutes of the meetings. 
CHAPTER XII 
REGULATION, CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE OF THE POLICE 
 112. Rule making by Provincial Police Officer or Islamabad Capital City Police Officer. —
Provincial Police Officer, or Islamabad Capital City Police Officer, as the case may be, with the  prior 
approval of the Government, may by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying into effect 
the provisions of this Order. 
 113. Punishments.—Subject to the rules, a member of the police may at any  time be suspended, 
dismissed, compulsorily retired, reduced in rank or pay, within a time scale, fined, censured or awarded 
any other punishment in the prescribed manner. 
 114. Code of Conduct.—(1) Provincial Police Officer and Capital City Police Officer shall issue 
Code of Conduct to regulate police practices in respect of— 
(a)  the exercise by police officers of statutory powers of stop and search; 
(b)  the searching of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by 
police officers on persons or premises; 
(c)  the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers; and 
(d)  the identification of persons by police officers. 
 (2) Subject to rules, a police officer contravening the Code of Conduct may be awarded one or 
more punishments provided under Article 113. 
 115. Police officer at any time liable to be called for duty.—A police officer when off-duty, on 
leave or under suspension shall be liable to be called for duty. 
 116. Withdrawal from duty and resignation, etc. —(1) No Police officer shall wit hdraw from 
the duties of his office unless expressly allowed to do so in writing by Head of district Police or by some 
other officer authorised to grant such permission 
 Explanation: A police officer who being absent on leave fails without reasonable cause  to report 
for duty on the expiration of such leave shall be deemed within the meaning of this Article to withdraw 
himself from the duties of his office. 
 (2) No police officer shall resign his office unless he has given to his superior officer notice in 
writing for a period of not less than two months of his intention to resign. 
 117. Police officer not to engage in any other employment. —No police officer shall engage in 
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CHAPTER XIII 
POWERS TO ISSUE ORDERS 
 118. Power to issue orders. —The Head of District Police may, in an emergency, for the 
maintenance of public order or preventing public nuisance, issue orders to give effect to the provisions of 
any Municipal law, rules or bye-laws for the time being in force. 
 119. Power to give direction to the public.—Subject to rules, a police officer not below the rank 
of a Sub-Inspector may, give such directions as may be necessary to: 
(a)  direct the conduct and behaviour or action s of persons constituting processions or 
assemblies on roads or streets; 
(b)  prevent obstructions― 
(i)  on the occasion of processions and assemblies; 
(ii)  in the neighbourhood of places of worship during the time of worship; and 
(iii)  when a street or public place or place of public resort may be thronged or 
liable to be obstructed. 
(c)  keep order on streets, mosques, churches or other places of worship and places of 
public resort when these may be thronged or liable to be obstructed. 
 120. Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of same. —(1) Head of 
District Police or Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of Police may as occasion require, direct the conduct 
of assemblies and processions on public roads, or in public streets or thoro ughfares and prescribe the 
routes by which and the times at which, such processions may pass. 
 (2) He may also, on being satisfied that it is intended by any persons or class of persons to convene 
or collect any assembly in any such road, street or thoroughfare, or to form a procession which would, in 
his judgement, if uncontrolled, be likely to cause a breach of the peace, require by general or special notice 
that the persons convening or collecting such assembly or directing or promoting such processions shall 
apply for a licence. 
 (3) On such application being made, he may issue a licence specifying the names of the licensees 
and defining the conditions on which alone such assembly or such procession is to permitted to take place 
and otherwise giving effect to this Article: 
 Provided that no fee shall be charged on the application for, or grant of any such licence. 
 121. Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating the conditions of licence.—
(1) Head of District Police or Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of Police or Inspector of police or an 
officer in-charge of a police station may stop any procession which violates the conditions of a licence 
granted under the last forgoing Article, and may order it or any assembly which violates any such  
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 (2) Any procession or assembly, which neglects or refuses to obey any order given under clause 
(1) shall be deemed to be an unlawful assembly. 
 122. Power to prohibit certain a cts for prevention of disorder. —(1) Head of District Police 
may, whenever and for such time as he may consider necessary but not exceeding two days by notification 
publicly promulgated or addressed to individuals prohibit in any urban or rural area, the carrying of arms, 
cudgels, swords, spears, bludgeons, guns, knives, sticks, lathis or any other article, which is capable of 
being used for causing physical violence and the carrying of any corrosive substance or explosives, the 
carrying, collection or preparation of stones or other missil es or instruments of means of casting or 
impelling missiles. 
 (2) If any person goes armed with any article as is referred to in of clause (1), such article shall be 
liable to be seized from him by a police officer. 
 123. Power to give directions against s erious disorder at places of amusement, etc. —(1) For 
the purpose of preventing serious disorder or breach of the law or imminent danger to those assembled at 
any place of public amusement or at any assembly or meeting to which the public are invited or whi ch is 
open to the public, any police officer of the rank of Assistant Sub Inspector or above, present at such place 
of public amusement, or such assembly or meeting, may subject to such rules, regulations or orders as 
may have been lawfully made, give such reasonable directions as to the mode of admission of the public 
to, and lawful conduct of the proceedings and the maintaining of the public safety, at such place of 
amusement or such assembly or meeting as he thinks necessary and all persons shall be bound to conform 
to every such reasonable direction. 
 (2) Every police officer while on duty shall have free access to any place of public amusement, 
assembly or meeting for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of clause (1) and to any direction 
made there under. 
 124. Erecting of barriers in streets, etc. —Any police officer may in an emergency temporarily 
close any street or public place through erection of barriers or other means, to prohibit persons or vehicles 
from entering such area. 
 125. Power to search suspected persons or vehicles in street, etc.—When in a street or a place 
of public resort a police officer on reasonable grounds suspects a person or a vehicle to be carrying any 
article unlawfully obtained or possessed or likely t o be used in the commission of an offence, he may 
search such person or vehicle; and if the account given by such person or possessor of the vehicle appears 
to be false or suspicious, he may detain such article after recording in writing the grounds of suc h action 
and issue a receipt in the prescribed form and report the facts to the officer in-charge of the police station 
for informing the court for proceeding according to law against the person. 
CHAPTER XIV 
SPECIAL MEASURES FOR MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY 
 126. Employment of additional police to keep peace. —(1) Capital City Police Officer or City 
Police Officer and District Police Officer subject to approval of Provincial Police Officer may on 
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enforce any provisions of th is Order, or any other law, in respect of any particular class or classes of 
offences or to perform any other duties imposed on the police. 
 (2) Subject to rules, such additional police shall be employed at the cost of the person making the 
application. 
 (3) If the person upon whose application such additional police are employed gives one week ’s 
notice for the withdrawal of the said police, he shall be relieved from the cost thereof at the expiration of 
such notice. 
 (4) If there is any dispute on payment, Head of District Police on an application by the aggrieved 
party may refer the matter to the Government for final decision. 
 127. Employment of additional police at the cost of organizers, etc.—(1) Whenever it appears 
to Head of District Police that— 
(a)  any large work which is being carried on, or any public amusement, or event at any 
place is likely to impede the traffic or to attract a large number of people; or 
(b)  the behaviour or a reasonable apprehension of the behaviour of the persons 
employed on  any railway, canal or other public work, or in or upon any 
manufactory or other commercial concern under construction or in operation at any 
place, necessitates the employment of additional police at such place;  
 he may depute such number of additional police to the said place for so long as the 
necessity to employ the additional police shall appear to be expedient. 
 (2) Subject to rules, the cost of such additional police shall be borne by the organisers  of such 
events or employers of such works or concerns, as the case may be, at rates approved by the appropriate 
government from time to time. 
 128. Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly. —When any loss or damage is 
caused to any property or w hen death or grievous hurt is caused t o any person or persons, by any  thing 
done in furtherance of the common object of an unlawful assembly, the trial court may determine the 
amount of compensation which, in its opinion should be paid by members of the un lawful assembly to 
any person or persons in respect of the loss or damage or death or grievous hurt caused. 
 129. Recovery of amount payable under Articles 126 and 127. —Any amount payable under 
Article 126 and Article 127 shall be recovered in the same manner as if it were arrears of land revenue. 
 130. Recovered amount to go to treasury.—Amounts payable under Article 126 and Article 127 
shall be credited to the treasury. 
 131. Banning of use of dress resembling uniform of police or armed forces.— (1) If Provincial 
Police Officer or the Capital City Police Officer or City Police Officer is satisfied that the wearing in 
public, by any member of any body, association or organization, of any dress or article of apparel 
resembling the uniform worn by police or  members of the Armed Forces or any uniformed force 
constituted by or under any law for the time being in force, is likely to prejudice the security of the state 
 
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or the maintenance of public order, he may by a special order prohibit or restrict the wearing  or display, 
in public of any such dress or article of apparel by any member of such body or association or organization. 
 (2) Every order under clause (1) shall be published in the Official Gazette. 
 Explanation:  For the purpose of clause (1) a dress or article of apparel shall be deemed to 
have been worn or displayed in public if it is worn or displayed in any place to which the public 
have access. 
 132. Control of camps, parades, etc. —If Head of District Police is satisfied that it is necessary 
in the interest of maintenance of public order, he may by a special order prohibit or restrict throughout the 
district or any part thereof all meetings and assemblies of persons for the purpose of training in the use of 
arms or taking part in any such camp, parade or procession. 
 133. Authority of Head of District Police over the village police.—Head of District Police shall 
for the purpose of carrying this Order into effect, exercise authority and control over village watchmen or 
village police officers. 
CHAPTER XV 
RESPONSIBILITIES OF POLICE IN RELATION TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY 
 134. Police to make inventory of unclaimed property, etc.—It shall be the duty of every police 
officer to take charge and make inventory of any unclaimed property found by, or made over to him, and 
furnish a copy of the inventory to Head of District Police without delay, who shall send a copy of the same 
to District Public Safety Commission. 
 135. Procedure for disposal of unclaimed property. —(1) Where any property has been taken 
charge of under Article 134, Head of District Police shall issue a proclamation within fifteen days in the 
prescribed manner specifying the articles of which such property consists and requiring that any person 
who may have a claim thereto shall appear before him or some other officer not below the rank of Assistant 
Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police especially authorised in this behalf and 
establish his claim within three months from the date of such proclamation. 
 (2) If the property, or any part thereof, is subject to speedy and na tural decay or if the property 
appears to be of the value of less than one thousand rupees, it may forthwith be disposed off in the 
prescribed manner under the orders of Head of District Police and the net proceeds of such sale shall be 
dealt with in the manner provided in Articles 136 and 137. 
 (3) Where any person who has a claim to the property is required by the proclamation under clause 
(1) to appear before an officer authorised by the Head of District Police and establish his claim, such 
officer shall forward the record of the proceedings to the Head of District Police. 
 (4) Head of District Police shall follow the directions of the District Public Safety Commission in 
disposal of property under clause (3). 
 136. Delivery of property to person entitled .—(1) Head of District Police on being satisfied of 
the title of any claimant to the possession or administration of the property specified in the proclamation 
issued under clause (1) of Article 135 order the same to be delivered to him. 
 
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 (2) In case where there is more than one claimant to the same property the matter shall be referred 
by the Head of District Police to the competent court. 
 137. Disposal of property, if no claimant appears. —If no person establishes his claim to such 
property within the per iod specified in the proclamation, the property, or such part thereof as has not 
already been sold under clause (2) of Article 135 shall, with the approval of appropriate Public Safety 
Commission, be disposed off in the prescribed manner and the proceeds shall be deposited in the treasury. 
CHAPTER XVI 
OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS 
 138. Causing mischief in street by animal or vehicle. —No person shall cause damage, injury, 
danger, alarm or mischief in any street or public place by negligent or reckless driving or  by driving any 
vehicle or animal  laden with timber, poles or other unwieldy articles through a street or public pl ace 
contrary to any regulation. 
 139. Causing obstruction in a street.—No person shall cause obstruction in any street or public 
place— 
(a)  by allowing any animal or vehicle, which has to be loaded or unloaded, or take up 
or set down passengers, to remain or stand in the street or the public place longer 
than may be necessary for such purpose; or 
(b)  by leaving any vehicle standing or fa stening any cattle in the street or the public 
place; or 
(c)  by using any part of a street or public place as a halting place for vehicles or cattle; 
or 
(d)  by causing obstruction in any other manner. 
 140. Wilful or negligent conduct in respect of dogs. —No person shall in any street or public 
place— 
(a)  let loose any dog wilfully or ne gligently so as to cause danger, injury, alarm or 
annoyance; or 
(b)  suffer a ferocious dog to be at large without a muzzle; or 
(c)  set on a dog to attack any person or horse or other animal. 
 141. Penalty for offences under Articles 138 to 140. —Any person who contravenes any of the 
provisions of Articles 138 to 140 shall, on conviction, be punished with fine, which may extend to ten 
thousand rupees, or, in default of payment, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days. 
 142. Suffering disorderly conduct. —Whoever being the keeper of any place of public 
amusement or public entertainment, knowingly permits or suffers disorderly behaviour or any gambling 
or any other criminal act, whatsoever, in such place, shall, on conviction be punished with fine which may 
extend to ten thousand rupees. 
 
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 143. Penalty for contravening orders, etc. under Article 118. —Whoever contravenes or abets 
the contravention of any order made under Article 118 or any of the condition of the licence issued under 
such regulations shall on conviction be fined up to ten thousand rupees. 
 144. Penalties for contravention  of  order,  etc.  under  Article 119 and Articles 122 and 
123.—(1) Whoever contravenes, disobeys, opposes or fails to conform to any order given by a police 
officer under Article 119, and Article 123 shall, on conviction, be punished with fine, which may  extend 
to ten thousand rupees. 
 (2) Whoever contravenes a notification or an order made under clause (1) of Article 122 shall be 
punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but may extend to two 
years and with fine up to one hundred thousands rupees. 
 145. Penalty for contravention of orders under Articles 131 and 132. —Whoever contravenes 
any order made under Article 131 and Article 132 shall, on con viction, be punished with imprisonment 
for a term, which may extend to three years, or with fine up to one hundred thousand rupees, or with both. 
 146. Penalty for obtaining employment as a police officer through fraudulent means. —Any 
person who makes a fa lse statement or a statement which is misleading in material particulars or uses a 
false document for the purpose of obtaining employment as a police officer shall on conviction be 
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with  fine up to fifty thousand 
rupees, or with both. 
 147. Warning to first offender.—It shall be lawful for Head of District Police or any other officer 
authorized by him not below the rank of Inspector, to request the relevant court to issue in lieu of 
prosecution, a warning in writing to the accused in relation to first commission of any offence mentioned 
in Articles 138 to 140: 
 Provided that for any subsequent offence mentioned in this Article the offender on 
conviction will be awarded at least half of the prescribed punishment. 
 148. Defiling water in public wells, etc. —Whoever shall defile or cause to be defiled water in 
any public well, tank, reservoir, pond, pool, aqueduct or part of a river, stream, nullah or other source or 
means of water supply, so a s to render the same unfit for the purpose for which it is set apart, shall on 
conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which 
may extend to thirty thousand rupees, or with both. 
 149. False alarm of fire, etc.—Whoever knowingly gives or causes to be given a false alarm of 
fire to the fire brigade or to any officer or fireman thereof shall on conviction be punished with 
imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may ext end to fifteen  
thousand rupees, or with both. 
 150. Penalty for contravention of orders made under Article 124. —Whoever contravenes, or 
abets the contravention of any order made under Article 124 shall, on conviction, be punished with 
imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to te n thousand rupees 
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 151. Penalty for unauthorized use of police uniform.—If any person not being a member of the 
police wears without authorisation, the uniform of police or any dres s having the appearance or bearing 
any of the distinctive marks of police uniform, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for 
a term which may extend to three years, or with fine up to one hundred thousand rupees, or with both. 
 152. Penalty for frivolous or vexatious complaint. —Any person who files a complaint against 
the police, which on enquiry by the Police Complaints Authority is held frivolous or vexatious, shall be 
punished on conviction with imprisonment for six months, or with fine,  which may extend to fifty  
thousand rupees, or with both. 
 153. Cer tain offences to be cognizable. —Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, 
offences falling under Articles 148 to 152 shall be cognizable. 
 154. Power to try offences summarily.—The court trying offences under this chapter shall have 
power to try such offences summarily in accordance with the procedure laid down  for summary trial in 
the Code. 
CHAPTER XVII 
OFFENCES BY AND PUNISHMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS 
155. Penalty for certain types of misconduct by police officers.—(1) Any police officer who— 
(a)  makes for obtaining release from service as police officer, a false statement or a 
statement which is misleading in material particulars or uses a false document 
for the purpose; 
(b)  is guilty of cowardice, or being a police officer of junior rank, resigns his office or 
withdraws himself from duties without permission; 
(c)  is guilty of any wilful breach or neglect of any provision of law or of any rule or 
regulation or any order which he is bound to observe or obey; 
(d)  is guilty of any violation of duty; 
(e)  is found in a state of intoxication, while on duty; 
(f)  malingers or feigns or voluntarily causes hurt to himself with the intention to render 
himself unfit for duty; 
(g)  is grossly insubordinate to his superior officer or uses criminal force against a 
superior officer; or 
(h)  engages himself or participates in any demonstration, procession or strike or resorts 
to or in any way abets any form of strike or coercion or physical duress to force any 
authority to concede anything, 
shall, on conviction, for every such offence be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend 
to three years and with fine. 
 
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 (2) Prosecution under this Article shall require a report on writing by an officer authorized in this 
behalf under the rules. 
 156. Penalty for vexatious entry, search, arrest, seizure of property, torture, etc.  Whoever, 
being a police officer— 
(a)  without lawful authority, or reasonable cause, enters or searches or cause s to be 
entered or searched any building, vessel, tent or place; 
(b)  vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the property of any person; 
(c)  vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person; or 
(d)  inflicts torture or violence to any person in his custody; 
shall, for every such offence, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend 
to five years and with fine.  
 157. Penalty for unnecessary delay in produc ing arrested persons in courts. —Any police 
officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily delays the forwarding to a court or to any other authority to 
whom he is legally bound to forward any arrested person, shall, on conviction, be punished with 
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine. 
CHAPTER XVIII 
NATIONAL POLICE MANAGEMENT BOARD 
 158. Establishment. —The Federal Government shall establish National Police Management 
Board. 
 159. Composition.—The National Police Management Board shall consist of the following heads 
of the police establishments and the Federal Law Enforcement Agencies:— 
(a)  Provincial Police Officers of Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan; 
(b)  Inspectors General of Railways Police, Pakistan Motorway and Highway Police, 
Northern Areas and AJK; 
(c)  Capital City Police Officers of Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta; 
(d)  Directors General of Federal Investigation Agency and Anti Narcotics Force; 
(e)  Commandants of National Police Academy and Frontier Constabulary; 
(f)  Director General of National Police Bureau (Member Secretary); and  
(g)  any other member that the Federal Government may nominate.  
 160. Functions of the National Police Management Board.—The National Police Management 
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(a)  advise the Federal and Provincial Governments on matters concerning general 
planning, development and standardisation of administration, education and 
training, gender sensitisation, communications, criminal identification facilities, 
criminal statistics and equipment of police and other law enforcement agencies; 
(b)  identify and arrange research in the areas of criminology, terrorism, sectarian and 
ethnic violence, drug trafficking, organised crime, inter -provincial crime, crime 
having international dimensions, etc.; 
(c)  recommend Federal Government grants to various police organizations and Federal 
Law Enforcement Agencies for enhancing their operational capabilities; 
(d) recommend steps for securing inter -governmental and inter -agency assistance to 
ensure a comprehensive and cohesive arrangement for crime control and internal 
security; 
(e)  recommend to the Federal and Provincial Governments standards of recruitment, 
appointment, promotions, transfers, tenure and discipline; 
(f)  develop standing operati ng procedures based on internationally accepted good 
practices for adoption by the Police and Law Enforcement Agencies in the country 
to improve their performance; and 
(g)  any other duties that the Federal Government may assign to it. 
 161. Meeting and conduct of business of the Board.—(1) Normally two meetings shall be held 
in a year. Meetings may, however, be convened by the Secretary of the board on the requisition by half of 
the members of the board. 
 (2) Quorum for the meeting will be three quarters of the total membership and no participation by 
proxy shall be allowed. 
 (3) Members shall attend the meetings as and when required for which at least one month’s notice, 
with agenda shall be given. 
 (4) The meetings shall be presided over by the senior most member present. 
 (5) The Board may invite any expert for consultations. 
 162. National Police Bureau. —(1) A National Police Bureau headed by a Director General not 
below the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police shall be established. 
 (2) The National Police Bureau shall function as permanent secretariat of the National Public 
Safety Commission and the National Police Management Board. 
 (3) The Government shall determine the organization of the National Police Bureau and provide 
such number of staff as it may determine from time to time. 
 (4) The National Police Bureau shall perform research and development functions as assigned to 
it by the National Police Management Board and the National Public Safety Commission. 
 
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 (5) Perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Government. 
 (6) The National Police Bureau as secretariat to the National Public Safety Commission shall 
function independently but for all other functions the Bureau shall be under the Interior Division. 
CHAPTER XIX 
MISCELLANEOUS 
 163. Provision of advice and assistance to International Organizations etc. —The Police may 
provide advice and assistance to an International Organization or to any other person or body engaged in 
investigation of criminal cases outside Pakistan with the permission of the Government. 
 164. Coordination by Federal Government.—The Federal Government shall coordinate for the 
purpose of efficiency in the police administration among general police areas falling under the Federal or 
the Provincial governments. 
 165. Constitution of Promotion Boards etc. —Subject to rules, promotion of police officers of 
the provincial police shall be made on the recommendations of the departmental promotion 
committees/promotion boards: 
 Provided that the departme ntal promotion committees/ promotion boards shall be headed by an 
officers not below the rank of— 
(a)  Assistant Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police for 
promotion to the rank of Head Constable; 
(b)  Superintendent of Police for promotion to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector and 
Sub-Inspector; 
(c)  Deputy Inspector General of Police for promotion to the rank of Inspector. 
(d)  Additional Inspector General of Police for promotion to the rank of Deputy 
Superintendent of Police; and 
(c)  Inspector General for promotion to the rank of Superintendent of Police. 
 166. Criminal Statistics and reports.—(1) The Provincial Government shall at such times and in 
such form as the Federal Government may direct, transmit statistic and reports to the Federal Government 
with respect to officers, offenders, criminal proceedings and the state of law and order in the Province as 
the Federal Government may require. 
 (2) The Federal Government shall cause a consolidated abstract of the information transmit ted to 
it under clause (1) to be prepared and laid before the National Assembly. 
 (3) The Federal Government may require a Provincial Government to submit reports on such 
matters as may be specified in the requirements on matters connected with police performance. 
 (4) A requirement under clause (3) may specify the form in which a report is to be submitted. 
 
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 (5) The Provincial Government may direct the submission of such reports and returns by the 
Provincial Police Officers and other police officers as it may deem proper and may prescribe the form in 
which such returns shall be made. 
 167. Maintenance of D aily Diary at a police station. —(1) A register of  Daily Diary shall be 
maintained at every polic e station in such form as shall,  from time to time, be pres cribed and to record 
therein the names of all complainants, persons arrested, the offences charged against them,  the weapons 
or property that shall have been taken from their possession or otherwise, and the names of the witnesses 
who shall have been examined. 
 (2) The District and Sessions Judge of the district may call for and inspect such Diary. 
 168. Citizen Police Liaison Committees.—The Government may establish Citizen Police Liaison 
Committees as voluntary, self financing and autonomous bodies, in co nsultation with National Public 
Safety Commission or Provincial Public Safety Commission, as the case may be, for - 
(a)  training and capacity building of Public Safety Commission; 
(b)  developing mechanism for liaison between aggrieved citizens and p olice for 
providing relief; and 
(c)  assistance to Public Safety Commissions, Police Complaints Authority and the 
police for the expeditious and judicious discharge of their duties. 
 169. Public Safety Fund. —(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 
constitute Public Safety Fund at the Provincial and District levels consisting of— 
(a)  Grants made by the Federal Government, the Provincial Government and the 
District Governments to the police. 
(b)  Contributions made in cash or kind by the public for the improvement of police 
service delivery to be credited to District Public Safety Fund. 
 (2) The Provincial Government may credit one-half of the sums of the traffic fines to the Provincial 
Public Safety Fund. 
 (3) All receipts mentioned in sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (1) and cl ause (2) may be credited 
to the Provincial or District Public Safety Fund as the case may be under a Head of Account in the Public 
Account duly authorised by the Controller General of Accounts. 
 (4) The Fund shall be non-lapsable. 
 (5) Accounts shall be ke pt of payments made into or out of this fund, which shall be audited by 
the Auditor General at the end of each financial year. 
 (6) The Public Safety Fund at Provinci al level shall be operated by the  Provincial Public Safety 
Commission and at the district level by the District Public Safety Commission subject to any rules and 
regulations made under this Order. 
 (7) The Public Safety Fund shall be applied for the purpose of:— 
 
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(a)  improving facilities for public and service delivery at police stations. 
(b)  improving traffic police; and 
(c)  rewarding police officers for good performance. 
 170. Officers  holding  charge  of  or  succeeding  to  vacancies competent  to exercise 
powers.— Wherever in consequence of the office of Head of District Police becoming vacant, any officer 
who holds charge of such post or succeeds either temporarily or permanently to his office under the orders 
of the competent appointing authority, such officer sh all be competent to exercise all the powers and 
perform all the duties respectively conferred and imposed by this Order on Capital City Police Officer, 
City Police Officer or District Police Officer. 
 171. No police officer to be liable to any penalty or p ayment of damages on account of acts 
done in good faith in pursuance of duty.—No police officer shall be liable to any penalty or to payment 
of damages on account of an act done in good faith in pursuance or intended pursuance of any duty 
imposed or any authority conferred on him by any provision of this Order or any other law for the time 
being in force or any rule, order or direction made or given therein. 
 172. Suits or prosecutions in respect of acts done under colour of duty not to be entertained 
if not instituted within the prescribed period. —In case of an alleged offence by a police officer, or a 
wrong alleged to have been done by him or by any act done under colour of duty or in exercise of any 
such duty or authority of this Order or when it shall ap pear to the Court that the offence or wrong if 
committed or done was of the character aforesaid, the prosecution or suit shall not be entertained, or shall 
be dismissed, if instituted after more than six months from the date of the action complained of. 
 173. Notice of suit to be given with sufficient description of wrong complained of.—(1) In the 
case of an intended suit on account of an alleged wrong referred to in Article 172 by a police officer, the 
person intending to sue shall give two month’s notice as prescribed in section 80 of Civil Procedure Code 
1908, of the intended suit with sufficient description of the wrong complained of. 
 (2) The provisions of section 80 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, shall₋mutatis mutandis apply 
to the notice referred to in clause (1). 
 174. Licences and written permissions to specify conditions, etc. —Any licence  or written 
permission granted under the provisions of this Order shall specify the period, locality, conditions and 
restrictions subject to which the same is granted and shall be given under the signature of the competent 
authority. 
 175. Revocation of licence or permission.—Any licence or written permission granted under this 
Order may at any time be suspended ог revoked by the competent authority after due notice if any of its 
conditions or restrictions is infringed or evaded by the person to whom it has  been granted, or if such 
person is convicted of any offence in any matter to which such licence or permission relates. 
 176. When licence or permission is revoked, the grantee would be deemed to be without 
licence.—When any such licence or written permiss ion is suspended or revoked, or when the period for 
which the same was granted has expired, the person to whom the same was granted shall, for all purposes 
 
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of this Order, deemed to be without a licence or written permission, until the order for suspending or 
revoking the same is cancelled, or until the same is renewed, as the case may be. 
 177. Grantee to produce licence and written permission when required. —Every person to 
whom any such licence or written permission has been granted, shall, while the same remains in force, at 
all reasonable time, produce the same if so required by a police officer. 
 
 178. Public notices how to be given. —Any public notice required to be  given under any of the 
provisions of this Order shall be in writing under the signature o f a competent authority and shall be 
published in the locality to be affected thereby, by affixing copies thereof in conspicuous public places, 
or by proclaiming the same with beat of drums, or by advertising the same in local newspapers in regional 
languages and English or Urdu, as the said authority may deem fit, or by electronic media, or by any two 
or more of these means and by any other means it may think suitable. 
 179. Consent of competent authority how to be proved.—Whenever under this Order, the doing 
or the omitting to do anything or the validity of anything depends upon the consent, approval, declaration, 
opinion or satisfaction of a competent authority, a written document signed by the competent  authority 
purporting to convey or set forth such co nsent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfa ction shall be 
evidence thereof. 
 180. Signature on notices may be stamped. —Every licence, written permission, notice or other 
document, not being a summons or warrant or search warrant, required by this Orde r, or by any rule 
hereunder, to bear the stamp and the signature of Head of District Police and it shall be deemed to be 
properly signed if it is a facsimile of the document bearing his signature. 
 181. Persons interested may apply to annul, reve rse or alter any rule or order. —In the case 
of any rule or order made under an authority conferred by this Order and requiring the public or a particular 
class of persons to perform some duty or act, or to conduct or order themselves or those under their control 
in a manner therein described, it shall be competent for any interested person to apply to the authority 
issuing such rule or order to annul, reverse or alter the rule or order aforesaid on the ground of its being 
unlawful, oppressive or unreasonable: 
 Provided that the appropriate government shall exercise jurisdiction for revision against 
such orders. 
 182. Notification of rules and regul ations in the Official Gazette. —Every rule and regulation 
made under this Order shall be made by notification in the Official Gazette. 
 183. Powers to prosecute under any other law not affected. —Nothing contained in this Order 
shall be construed to prevent any person from being prosecuted under any other law for the time being in 
force for any offence made punishable under this Order. 
 184. Power to amend.—Without prejudice to the power of the Federal Government to amend this 
Order, any Provincial government may, with the approval of the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic 
of Pakistan, amend, vary or modify any provision of this Order relating to the Province on the basis of its 
specific requirements and circumstances. 
 
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 185. Repeal and savings. —(1) The Police Act, 1861, (V of 1861), hereinafter referred to as the 
said Act, is hereby repealed: 
  Provided that— 
(a)  all rules prescribed, appointments made, powers conferred, orders made or passed, 
consent, permit, permission of licences given, summons  or warrants issued or 
served, persons, arrested or detained or discharged on bail or bond, search warrants 
issued, bond forfeited, penalty incurred under the said Act shall, so far as they are 
consistent with this Order, be deemed to have been respectively prescribed, made, 
conferred, given, passed, served, arrested, detained, discharged, forfeited and 
incurred hereunder; 
(b)  all references made to the said Act or in any law or instrument shall be construed 
as references to the corresponding provisions of this Order. 
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the said Act, the repeal shall not— 
(a)  affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequence of anything duly done or 
suffered under the said Act; 
(b) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under 
the said Act; 
(c)  affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred or inflicted in respect of any 
act or offence committed against the said Act; 
(d) affect any investi gation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, 
privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; 
 and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or 
enforced, and any suc h penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the said 
Act has not been repealed; and 
(e)  affect any proceeding pending in any court or before any authority under the said 
Act, and any such proceeding and any appeal or revision arising out of such 
proceeding shall be continued, instituted or disposed of, as if the said Act had not 
been repealed. 
  186. Existing police deemed to be constituted under this Orde r.—Without prejudice to the 
provisions contained in Article 185, the police functioning in the Provinces and in Islamabad Capital 
Territory immediately before the commencement of this Order shall on such commencement be deemed 
to be police constituted under this Order. 
 187. Power to remove difficulties. —(1) If any difficulty arises in giving  effect to the provisions 
of this Order, the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such provisions as appear 
to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: 
 
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 Provided that no such notification shall be issued after the expiry of two years from the 
commencement of this Order. 
 (2) Every notification issued under this Article shall be laid before the Parliament or the Provincial 
Assembly, as the case may be. 
FIRST SCHEDULE 
SENIOR AND JUNIOR RANKS  
[Article 2 (xii) and Article 2 (xxv)] 
 1.  Senior Police Ranks 
 
(i)  Inspector-General 
(ii)  Additional Inspector General 
(iii)  Deputy Inspector General 
(iv)  Assistant Inspector General/Senior Superintendent 
(v)  Superintendent 
(vi)  Assistant Superintendent/Deputy Superintendent 
 2.  Junior Police Ranks 
 
(i)  Inspector 
 
(ii)  Sub-Inspector 
(iii)  Assistant Sub-Inspector 
(iv)  Head Constable 
(v)  Constable 
SECOND SCHEDULE 
(Article 24) 
FORM OF OATH OR AFFIRMATION BY MEMBERS OF POLICE 
I________________ do hereby swear/solemnly affirm that I shall be faithful and bear true allegiance to 
Pakistan and to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; that as member  of the Police 
I shall honestly, impartially and truly serve the people without fear, favour or affection, malice or ill-will; 
that I will to the best of my ability, skill and knowledge discharge, according to law, such functions and 
duties as may be entrusted to me as a member of the police and in such a manner as to uphold and protect 
the dignity and rights of the citizens; that I shall abide by the principles contained in the Code of Conduct 
for police officers. 
 
 
 
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THIRD SCHEDULE 
(Article 25) 
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT 
SEAL 
No____________________ 
 
Certificate of appointment issued under Article 25 of the Police Order, 2002, Mr. _________ has been 
appointed__________ and is invested with the powers, functions and privileges of a police officer under 
Article________of Police  Order, 2002, in the Capital City District ________/City 
District_______/District Police/ Area_________ under the charge of Pro vincial Police Officer/Capital 
City Police Officer_________/City Police Officer____________on this day of _________ 
 
Signature_______________ 
 
Designation_____________ 
_______ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6724391          RGN Date: 14-02-2025