ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the secretary interior, chief commissioner and the inspector general of police Islamabad to implement the Police Order 2002 in a month.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah warned that the court would summon the above mentioned authorities if they failed to implement the Police Order.

Justice Minallah was hearing a case related to the flawed police investigation. He asked Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Syed Mohammad Tayyab about the date when the police order was supposed to be implemented in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

The court was told that the order was scheduled to be implemented on August 6, 2019. He, however, pointed out that the Local Government Act 2015 did not mention enforcement of the order.

Justice Minallah remarked that there was no need for mentioning the Police Order in the LG Act since both laws were not the same.

“The city managers cannot take this as an excuse since it prima facie shows that the police is not working in accordance with law,” the chief justice remarked, adding that the Police Order should have been enforced on August 6, 2015, when the local government was established in Islamabad.

The court directed the secretary interior, chief commissioner and IGP to constitute forums in accordance with the Police Order. Further hearing in the matter was adjourned till December 3.

Published in Dawn, November 24th, 2021