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The Position Paper offers a critical insight
into the regulation police authorities, analyses provisions of the Police Order
2002 and investigates reasons for its ineffectiveness implementation on the
ground. This Position Paper also delves into the constitutional debate on the
powers of the federal and provincial legislatures to legislate on police governance
structure.
Though Police Order 2002 indicates a more clear
structure for oversight and external police accountability, some important suggestions
drawn out from the Draft Sindh Police Law that may be useful for democratic
police reforms are also discussed.
In order to address the weaknesses of the Police
Order 2002, lessons from regional and international experiences have been discussed
and recommendations for legislatures are provided to provide an impetus for
positive change.
This Paper has been developed as part of PILDAT’s
initiative on Reforming Police, Prosecution System and Free Legal Aid Services
in Pakistan. Under this initiative, PILDAT formed a six-member Committee of
Expert on Rule of Law – Police, Prosecution and Free Legal Aid. The Position
Paper on ‘Police Order 2002: Critical Analysis and Constitutional Debate’
is authored by Mr. Muhammad Ali Nekokara, Member of Committee of Experts on
Rule of Law (Police), and Former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).
“Reforms in Rule of Law in Pakistan is
supported by Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) under the Enhanced Democratic
Accountability and Civic Engagement (EDACE) project.
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