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Pakistan: Integrity Indicators Scorecard

Pakistan: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Law Enforcement
Indicators		Score
83	Is the law enforcement agency (i.e. the police) effective?	50
84	Can law enforcement officials be held accountable for their actions?	88

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Is the law enforcement agency (i.e. the police) effective?

83a: In practice, appointments to the law enforcement agency (or agencies) are made according to professional criteria.

Score:

100

Comments: Professional criteria are mostly bypassed when making appointments to law enforcement agencies. Appointments are mostly made on personal likes and dislikes and the status of the individual seeking appointment.

References: Fazal Elahi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

Zar Mohammad Afridi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

Peer Review Comments: These are appointments purely motivated by political considerations.

83b: In practice, the law enforcement agency (or agencies) has a budget sufficient to carry out its mandate.

Score:

100

$Scoring Criteria :: 100 Score Criteria: The agency (or agencies) has a budget sufficient to fulfill its basic mandate. <p>50 Score Criteria: The agency (or agencies) has limited budget, generally considered somewhat insufficient to fulfill its basic mandate. <p>0 Score Criteria: The agency (or agencies) has no budget or an obviously insufficient budget that hinders the agency\'s ability to fulfill its mandate.$

Comments: Law enforcement agencies in most cases have a sufficient budget to carry out their professional obligations. But the police department is always short of funds and barely equipped to carry out its mandatory duty. This is one of the reasons for rampant corruption in the police department. When a citizen seeks a police action, for example, he or she would have to give illegal graft to the official to do the job.

References: professional criteria is mostly bypassed.

Peer Review Comments: The Pakistan army, the ISI and police receive most of the budget in the country. [ LINK ]

83c: In practice, the law enforcement agency is protected from political interference.

Score:

100

Comments: Law enforcement agencies and the police are infested with political interference.

References: Fazal Elahi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

Zar Mohammad Afridi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

Peer Review Comments: "The new civilian government has inherited a police force with a well-deserved reputation for corruption, high-handedness and abuse of human rights, which served the military well for over eight years, suppressing Musharraf's civilian opposition and more than willing to accept any task, from extrajudicial killings and torture to rigging elections."

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Can law enforcement officials be held accountable for their actions?

84a: In law, there is an independent mechanism for citizens to complain about police action.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Criminal Procedure Code ( CrPC ) Pakistan. section 22A

84b: In practice, the independent law enforcement complaint reporting mechanism responds to citizen's complaints within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Fazal Elahi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

Zar Mohammad Afridi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

84c: In law, there is an agency/entity to investigate and prosecute corruption committed by law enforcement officials.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: National Accountability Bureau (NAB)

84d: In practice, when necessary, the agency/entity independently initiates investigations into allegations of corruption by law enforcement officials.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Fazal Elahi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

Zar Mohammad Afridi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

84e: In law, law enforcement officials are not immune from criminal proceedings.

Score:

YES

Comments: Criminal proceedings can be initiated against law enforcement officials for gross misconduct.

References: Criminal Procedure Code 1898, sections 7, 22A, 29, 32 and other relevant sections

Civil Servants Act 1973

Government Service (Conduct) Rules

Police Order 2002

84f: In practice, law enforcement officials are not immune from criminal proceedings.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Fazal Elahi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar

Zar Mohammad Afridi, advocate, PHC, Peshawar