Islamabad:(Parliament Times) President of Association of Former Inspectors General of Police (AFIGP) Iftikhar Rashid while talking to media on Thursday here in Islamabad, said present police laws are defective and needed to reform and also demanded de-politicization of police, better service condition of police and professionalism in police department for better criminal justice system in Pakistan.
He said the former Inspectors General of police have established their own Association in May 2017 with the aim to render expert advice and services for the professional development of police organization across the country. He said their association has started working on to act as an independent think-tank for promoting criminal justice reforms, police welfare and to identify the ways for promoting police-public harmony and cooperation.
Former Inspector General of police Afzal Shigri said, “All retired officers from police service of Pakistan having served in the rank of Additional IG/IGP are eligible to become full member of the associationâ€. He said AFIGP was committed to extend unbiased professional advice and cooperation to law enforcement agencies in the provinces and center and help the sate in making Pakistan a safer and better place.
Former Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Saiyed Mohib Asad said that supremacy of rule of law and promoting a culture of compliance can minimizes crimes in the country. He said AFIGP to work to improve the professional standard of police department through capacity building and reforms. He said that a correlation is essential among all stakeholder of criminal justice system as police, lawyers, court, prisoner and society.
Former IG Sindh Shoaib Saddle said that government can overcome 50% issues of present police system without injecting extra funding. Government by committing on merit in recruitment, professional training of international standards, placing on merit, fix tenure on posting and independence of department with strict accountability mechanism can resolve issues of police department.He criticized the present laws of police and narrated them ineffective in serving state and public. He demanded police order 2002 prepared by best police servants is best law which solve the purpose of police independence, merit in department, prosecution, community policing, public-police best coordination, high standard investigation and police accountable to public and government.