Cabinet body to review proposed Police reforms

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Wednesday constituted a three-member cabinet committee to review the reforms proposed for the Police Department.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan which discussed various matters related to the reforms, said an official handout.

Besides provincial cabinet members Shahram Tarakai, Shaukat Yousafzai and Kamran Bangash, the meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Kazim Niaz, Inspector General of Police Sanaullah Abbasi, Advocate-General Shumail Butt and administrative secretaries of the relevant departments.

The cabinet committee would consist of Shahram Tarakai, Shaukat Yousafzai and Kamran Bangash. It would review the proposed reforms and finalise its recommendations for the consideration of the cabinet.

Participants of the meeting were given a detailed briefing on the proposed police reforms.

It was decided that secretary Home, secretary Law, advocate-general and senior officials of the Police Department would provide technical assistance to the cabinet committee to finalize the recommendations.

The chief minister said drastic reforms were introduced in the police system during the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government giving unprecedented autonomy to the police, adding the incumbent government intended to improve those reforms.

He maintained that police reforms were aimed at improving the efficiency of police by strengthening.

Mahmood Khan stressed the need for consulting the police before finalizing any recommendation to this effect.