ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The Chief Executive promulgated late Tuesday the Police Order 2002, to redefine the police role, its duties and responsibilities.

The 65-page Order extends to the whole of Pakistan and comes into force at once.

It envisages that the police has an obligation and duty to function according to the Constitution, law and democratic aspirations of the people, and that “such functioning of the police requires it to be professional, service-oriented and accountable to the people.”

The Order seeks that 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 finds that the Chief Executive is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary “to take immediate action.”—APP