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LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF POLICE

By: Muhammad Bilal Saeed, CPDI

Acknowledgments This report has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The European Union

is made up of 27 Member States who have decided to gradually link together their know-how, resources

and destinies. Together, during a period of enlargement of 50 years, they have built a zone of stability,

democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity, tolerance and individual

freedoms. The European Union is committed to sharing its achievements and its values with countries

and peoples beyond its borders.

This research has been conducted by Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives with the support of

Friedrich Naumann Foundation under the European Union Project “Civil Society and Police Reform in

South Asia”. The research has been made possible with the technical support of Commonwealth Human

Rights Initiative.

The author wishes to acknowledge the support of Amer Ejaz, Executive Director, CPDI during the

course of research. Credit also goes to MPA PAP Ayesha Javed who provided valuable input during the

research analysis.

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Researched and authored by Bilal Saeed, CPDI

FNST focal resource person: Dona John, FNST-South Asia

*Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) would welcome reproduction and dissemination

of the contents of the report with due acknowledgments.

Acronyms

AJIP Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan

AML Awami Muslim League

ANP Awami National Party

APML All Pakistan Muslim League

BNP Balochistan National Party

IND Independent

JI Jamaat-e-Islami

JUI-F Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam

MQM Muttahidda Qaumi Movement

NA National Assembly

NP National Party

NPP National Peoples Party

PAP Provincial Assembly Punjab

PMAP Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party

PML Pakistan Muslim League

PML (F) Pakistan Muslim League (Functional)

PML (N) Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

PML (Q) Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)

PML (Z) Pakistan Muslim League (Zia)

PPPP Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians

PTI Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf

QWP (S) Qaumi Watan Party (Sherpao)

Contents

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................8

I. Background ................................................................................................................................ 8

II. Methodology.............................................................................................................................. 8

III. Importance of question hour session ........................................................................................... 9

IV. Structure of the report................................................................................................................ 9

Analysis of question hour in the National Assembly ..........................................................................10

1.1 Question hour in the National Assembly ..................................................................................... 10

1.2 Composition of National Assembly ............................................................................................. 10

1.2a Provincial/geographical representation .................................................................................... 10

1.2b Party-wise representation ....................................................................................................... 11

1.3 Questions requiring an oral response - policing in focus .............................................................. 11

1.3a Response pattern for the oral questions ................................................................................... 12

1.3b Nature of unique questions for oral responses .......................................................................... 12

1.3c. Nature of questions raised in PAP ............................................................................................ 13

1.3d Gender-wise number of questions for oral response ................................................................. 14

1.3e Gender-wise unique v/s repeat questions ................................................................................. 14

1.3f Member-wise unique v/s repeat questions for oral response...................................................... 16

1.3e Party-wise number of questions responded v/s not responded .................................................. 17

1.3f Party-wise unique v/s repeat questions ..................................................................................... 18

1.3g Repeat questions – worst examples.......................................................................................... 19

Analysis of question hour in Provincial Assembly Punjab...................................................................20

2.1 Composition of PAP................................................................................................................... 20

2.2 Starred questions in PAP............................................................................................................ 20

2.2a Gauging efficiency of response to question hour – starred questions ......................................... 20

2.3b Gender-wise number of starred questions responded ............................................................... 21

2.3c Party-wise and member-wise response pattern of starred questions .......................................... 21

2.3d Starred questions unresponded ............................................................................................... 22

Annexure Annex 1:- Complete Questions list addressed in NA during first parliamentary year ............ 23

Annex 2: Questions list addressed in PAP during first parliamentary year........................................... 41

Annex 2: Questions list addressed in PAP during first parliamentary year........................................... 41

Introduction

I. Background This is a pioneer research of its sort in Pakistan that specifically investigates legislative oversight of

police in National Assembly and Provincial Assembly Punjab. This research examines Legislative

oversight of police by looking specifically at the question hour sessions of both National Assembly and

Provincial Assembly Punjab. The year in focus is the first parliamentary year of the current government.

The questions that have been included in the research analysis are only those that require an oral

response.1

The research is important because policing is strongly connected to life, liberty and property rights of the

citizenry and assessing the focus of legislative branch of government towards policing is the important

first step to bring any substantial reform in the system. Question hour provides parliamentarian an

adequate opportunity to hold police department and the concerned ministry/department accountable.

While the Legislative branch - comprising elected assembly members - needs to keep an oversight of

police, the citizens need to keep a watchful eye over the performance of their representatives in the

assemblies. Proceedings of question hour sessions, available freely on National Assembly and Provincial

Assembly Punjb’s websites, is a valuable instrument for the people to gauge the performance of the

parliamentarians.

This study is a simplified analysis that scrutinizes the Legislative branch through a microscopic focus; by

looking at the nature and scope of such questions to see whether their representative talks about the

issues that are of high priority for the citizens. Purpose of this research is to analyze the trends of

questions that are raised in these assemblies regarding police. Not only is such analysis required to gauge

the magnitude of Parliamentarians’ focus of these two assemblies towards policing issues, but also to

determine the weaknesses in policing and subsequently, in the long run, to include the identified problem

areas into future advocacy initiatives for police reform. Moreover, the inefficient mechanism of

assembly, which hinders timely response to questions by the parliamentarians, is brought to limelight.

II. Methodology

Data of questions for oral responses in both the National Assembly and Provincial Assembly Punjab

were recorded on excel and coded as to research requirements. Analysis is quantitative in nature and is

carried out solely on excel. Except for categorizing the nature of questions2 through personal Judgment,

all the rest of the data has been collected from either National Assembly or Provincial Assembly

Punjab’s websites.

1 In the National Assembly, questions that require oral response are called ‘questions for oral response’ while

those requiring an oral reply in Provincial Assembly Punjab are called starred questions.

2 Classification into categories such as administrative, development, reform, general information etc

III. Importance of question hour session

Question hour sessions are an important tool for the legislative branch of the government to scrutinize

the performance of the executive branch of government. Opposition parties benefit from questioning the

treasury benches by scrutinizing the various dimensions of their performance, development plans, and

problems in the system. Question hour is important because it attracts media attention and the probability

of betterment in the system becomes more once media focuses upon any specific issue. Question hour is

also an important instrument with the members of the assemblies to portray their association with a

cause or even to please the voter bank by asking questions pertinent to issues faced by their constituency.

IV. Structure of the report

The report is structurally divided into two chapters and a section for annexure. The first chapter analyses

the questions for oral response during the first parliamentary year in the National assembly. The second

chapter conducts a similar analysis of starred questions (requiring an oral response) in the Provincial

Assembly Punjab. Complete detail of questions requiring oral response (called starred questions in the

Provincial Assembly Punjab) is presented in annexure.

Analysis of question hour in the National Assembly (First Parliamentary year: June 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014)

1.1 Question hour in the National Assembly3

The Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007 provide that the first

hour of every sitting after the recitation from the Holy Quran, shall be available for asking and

answering questions. The question can be asked to obtain information on a matter of public concern

within the special cognizance of the Minister to whom it is addressed.

Members may ask different questions of public importance in written relating to the functions and

working of different Ministries Divisions. A separate notice for each question shall be given in writing to

the Secretary and shall specify the official designation of the Minister whom it is addressed. The

Concerned Ministry gave answer in writing to the National Assembly and these answers will be placed

before the Assembly on specific day.

1.2 Composition of National Assembly Composition of National Assembly has been carried out under two categories, Provincial/geographical

representation and Party-wise representation.

1.2a Provincial/geographical representation

The National Assembly has a total of 342 members, including 60 seats reserved for women and 10 for

non-Muslims, as per Article 51. The seats in the National Assembly are allocated to each Province, the

Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Federal Capital on the basis of population, as

officially published in the last preceding census. The current allocation of seats in the National Assembly

is as under:

Punjab Sindh

Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa Balochistan FATA

Federal

Capital Total

General 148 61 35 14 12 2 272

Women 35 14 8 3 0 0 60

Non-

Muslims -- -- -- -- -- -- 10

Total 183 75 43 17 12 2 342

3 http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=15

1.2b Party-wise representation

When we look at the party-wise composition of National Assembly, we see PML (N) leading with 189

seats, followed by PPPP with 46 seats and PTI with 33 seats. The detailed party wise composition of NA

is provided in the table below.

Parties No. of Members

Pakistan Muslim League (N) 189

Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians 46

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 33

Muttahidda Qaumi Movement 24

Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F) 13

Pakistan Muslim League (F) 5

Jamat-e-Islami 4

Pukhtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party 4

National Peoples Party 2

Pakistan Muslim League 2

Awami National Party 2

Balochistan National Party 1

Qaumi Watan Party (Sherpao) 1

Pakistan Muslim League (Z) 1

National Party 1

Awami Muslim League 1

Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan 1

All Pakistan Muslim League 1

Independent 9

Total 3404

1.3 Questions requiring an oral response - policing in focus

There were 11 sessions of National Assembly during the first parliamentary year, wherein 8,660 starred

and un-starred questions were received. Of these 2,703 (31.2%) were answered.5 There were a total of 58

questions related to policing that were scheduled to be answered during the first parliamentary year. Of

the 58 questions, only 39 were unique/first timers, while the rest were repeated once, twice, thrice or

even four times to get response, we would refer to such questions as repeat questions. During the

parliamentary year 35 questions (89.74%) were answered out of the 39 unique questions. The distinction

is important to make as if we do not pay due consideration to this fact of question repetition, a single

4 Currently, one seat from FATA and one from Punjab are vacant

5 National Assembly Performance Report - 1

st Parliamentary year (Available at:

http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/1402379841_443.pdf)

question by a parliamentarian when repeated once would appear as two questions, while actually it

would only be the same question.

1.3a Response pattern for the oral questions

When we analyse at what stage (unique v/s repeat) was the response for question received, we find out

that 16/23 questions responded to were unique (69.5%), while the response rate for repeat questions was

4/8 (50%) of the first-time repeat questions, 2/2 (100%) of the second time repeat questions, 1/1(100%)

of the third time repeat questions and none of the fourth time repeat questions were responded.

Note: It is considered important to mention that there were seven questions that had to be repeated, not

once, but twice, thrice or even four times in one case before four of the seven received a reply from the

concerned ministry/department.

1.3b Nature of unique questions6 for oral responses

The highest number of parliamentarians’ questions during the first parliamentary year pertained to police

administration (12), followed by 10 questions seeking general information and six question touching

areas of police reform/ legal framework. It should be noted that there were quite a few questions that

touched more than one category as those questions carried sub-components (more than one questions), in

all such cases where multiple a single question touched more than one category, values were fed into all

the categories the question corresponded to.

6 Unique questions (or first-timers) as those that have not been brought to the assembly floor for response

before.

*The categorization of the questions under these eight categories has been done by the author on his

personal judgment. Detail of the categorization is presented in Annex: 1.

1.3c. Nature of questions raised in PAP

When we look at the nature of questions raised in PAP, we find that the focus of the members was

highest towards Administrative details (for e.g. number of police stations and their staff) and crime

(mostly quantitative figures on crime at a particular location) and criminals (8 each). Followed by the

two categories as the most focused upon, questions on police capability and performance and general

information scored equally (6 each). Further details are present in the graph.

Note: A single question of member comprised 2-3 questions in general. The categorization of

questions, as in the NA case, has been done by the author on his own judgment.

1.3d Gender-wise number of questions for oral response

A total number of 58 questions for oral responses came up on floor of National Assembly during the first

parliamentary year. Out of these 58 questions, 33 were asked by female parliamentarians and 25 by male

parliamentarians.

It is important to note here that out of these 58 questions; only 39 were unique/first-timers (answered as

per the answering schedule / not repeated). 19 questions for oral responses of female parliamentarians

were unique as compared to 20 unique questions for oral responses of the male members.

Of the 35 out of 58 questions responded to, 18 were asked by female parliamentarians and 17 by male

parliamentarians.

1.3e Gender-wise unique v/s repeat questions

For the female parliamentarians 19 of the 33 questions, i.e 57.57% were unique, while for male

parliamentarians, 20 of the 25 questions, 80%, were unique. The difference in the response percentage of

male and female parliamentarians is 22.43%, which is quite significant.

Only female parliamentarians fell in the category where questions had to be repeated even three and four

times to get answer, while no male parliamentarian reached to that level of questiuon repetition. But to

be sure of this trend, of gender discrimnation in question hour, an anylsis of complete question hour

sessions, and not merely related to policing issues, must be conducted.

There also lies a possibility that this issue of gender discrimination is ministry/department specific;

perhaps, questions posed by female parliamentarians are not be taken seriously where they pertain to the

internal security issues and law and order environment.

1.3f Member-wise unique v/s repeat questions for oral response

It is pertinent to repeat that out of the 35 questions that were responded, 23 were unique. From the rest,

eight questions had to be repeated once, two questions had to be repeated twice and one question each

had to be repeated thrice and four times to get response. The member wise question categorization of

unique v/s repeat is presented in table hereunder.

Question Category

Member

First-

timer/

unique

Repeat

1

Repeat

2

Repeat

3

Repeat

4 Total

Asad Umar 2

2

Dr. Arif Alvi 1 1

2

Dr. Nafisa Shah 2

2

Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani 1

1

Imran Zafar Leghari 1

1

Mohammad Ayaz Soomro 1

1

Ms. Aasiya Nasir 1

1

Ms. Belum Hasnain 2 1 1

4

Ms. Farhana Qamar 1

1

Ms. Khalida Mansoor 1

1

Ms. Kishwer Zehra 1 1 1 1 1 5

Ms. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto 3 3 1 1

8

Ms. Munaza Hassan 2

2

Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir 1 1

2

Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti 2 1

3

Ms. Shagufta Jumani 1

1

Ms. Shahzadi Umerzadi

Tiwana 2

2

Ms. Shakila Luqman 1

1

Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb 1 1

2

Ramesh Lal 2

2

Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub 1

1

Sajid Ahmed 1

1

Shafqat Mehmood 1

1

Shaikh Rohale Asghar 2

2

Sheikh Rashid Ahmed 1

1

Sheikh Salahuddin 1

1

Syed Asif Hasnain 1 1

2

Syed Waseem Hussain 2 2 1

5

Grand Total 39 12 4 2 1 58

1.3e Party-wise number of questions responded v/s not responded

PPPP’s parliamentarians submitted 19 questions out of which 10 (52.6%) were answered. PML (N)’s

parliamentarians submitted 15 questions out of which 10 (66.6%) were answered, while MQM’s

parliamentarians submitted 14 questions out of which six (42.85%) were responded.

1.3f Party-wise unique v/s repeat questions When we look at the party-wise distribution of unique (first-timer) v/s repeat questions, we find that

eight7 (57.1%) of the MQM Parliamentarians’ 14 questions were repeat questions, with one question

having to be repeated four times (Repeat 4) to get a response (details of questions repeated more than

once will come later on in the report). Seven (36.84%) out of the PPPP Parliamentarians’ 19 questions

were repeat questions, while for PML (N) only three (20%) of the 15 questions were repeat questions.

7 Eight (8) =Four questions repeated once + two questions repeated twice + one question repeated thrice + one

question repeated for the fourth time.

1.3g Repeat questions – worst examples

The following table provides the name of members, their parties, question asked and how many times it

had to be repeated on the floor of the house.

Member Party Question

Repeat

times

Ms. Kishwer Zehra MQM

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be

pleased to state:

(a) the number of complaints made against police

officers on account of registration of fake FIRs in

Islamabad during the year 2012-13 till date;

(b) the number of cases processed by the Government

along with the action taken against the responsible;

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of

the Government to amend the law to specify penalty for

such police officers; if so, when it will be implemented? Four times

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto PPPP


pleased to state the year-wise total number of plots

allotted by the National Police Foundation to politicians,

bureaucrats and others except the employees of police

departments during the last five years till date? Three times

Syed Waseem

Hussain MQM

(a) whether it is a fact that four hundred ex-servicemen

appointed on contract basis in Islamabad Police during

the year 2009-10;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the medical checkup of

those employees was conducted during the said period;

(c) whether it is further a fact that the Islamabad High

Court ordered to regularize the services of those

employees; and

(d) if the answers to parts (a), (b) and (c) above are in the

affirmative, whether medical checkup of those

employees was again conducted recently through private

lab charging fee of Rs.1600/- per employee; if so, the

reasons thereof? Three times

Ms. Belum Hasnain PPPP


pleased to state:

(a) the quantity of liquor, heroin and hashish

recovered/seized by the Islamabad Police since 1-1-2008

till date along with the steps taken to control it; and

(b) the actions taken against the culprits in each case

during the said period? Three times

Analysis of question hour in Provincial Assembly Punjab

(First Parliamentary year: June 1, 2013 – May 30, 2014)

2.1 Composition of PAP

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab consists of 371 members: 297 general seats, 66 seats reserved for

women and 8 seats reserved for non-Muslims.8

When we look at the party-wise composition of Provincial Assembly Punjab, we see PML (N) leading

with 312 seats, followed by PTI with 30 seats and both PPPP and PML with eight seats each. The

detailed party wise composition of PAP composition is provided in the table below.

Party Members

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 312

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 30

Pakistan Muslim League 8

Pakistan Peoples Party (Parliamentarian) 8

Independent 4

Pakistan Muslim League (Zia) 3

Pakistan National Muslim League 1

Bahawalpur National Awami Party 1

Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 1

Total 368

2.2 Starred questions in PAP During the first parliamentary year of PAP, 1,210 starred questions were responded from the total of

2,757 questions admitted. A total of 19 starred questions pertaining to policing were brought on floor of

the house, of which 16 (84.2%) were responded.

2.2a Gauging efficiency of response to question hour – starred questions

It is important to note that the average total time required to get response to the oral questions in the

Provincial Assembly Punjab was 269 days (38 weeks/ nine months). It is important to state here that

questions directly associated with police have strong implications on law and order in the country and

should, therefore, be addressed on urgent priority. However, the process to get response to questions

was observed to be extremely slow. Details are provided in the table.

8 The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Article 106(1).

Question-hour timeline indicators Days Weeks Months

Average time taken by assembly to forward the question to home

department 20 3 0.0

Average time taken by home department to respond 95 14 3.2

Average time taken by assembly to table answers (by calling session of

home department) 153 22 5.1

Average total time to respond 269 38 9.0

2.3b Gender-wise number of starred questions responded Out of the 17 starred questions on policing answered, 14 were posed by male members and three

questions were asked by female parliamentarians. These three questions belonged to two female

parliamentarians who belonged to PML (N).

2.3c Party-wise and member-wise response pattern of starred questions A total of 16 questions pertaining to policing issues were responded by the home department in a single

sitting during the parliamentary year on 7 March 2014. Six questions of PML (N), six of PTI, three of

PML, one of JI and one of independent candidate were responded. The questions pertaining to policing

were asked by 13 members of the Provincial Assembly Punjab. Details are provided in table hereunder.

Party Affiliation

Member PML (N) PTI PML JI Ind. Responded

Not

responded

Ehsan Riaz Fatyana 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Dr. Syed Wasim Akhtar 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

Ahmad Shah Khagga 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

Sardar Vickas Hassan

Mokal 0 0 1 0 0 1

0

Ayesha Javed 2 0 0 0 0 2 0

Faizan Khalid Virk 2 0 0 0 0 2 0

Mian Naseer Ahmed 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

Dr. Malik Mukhtar

Ahmad Bharath 1 0 0 0 0 0

1

Raheela Khadim

Hussain 1 0 0 0 0 1

0

Ijaz Khan 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

Javed Akhtar 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

Mian Muhammad

Aslam Iqbal 0 1 0 0 0 1

0

Muhammad Zaheer ud

Din Khan Alizai 0 1 0 0 0 1

0

Total 6 6 3 1 1 16 3

2.3d Starred questions unresponded Three of the 19 starred questions went unresponded in the question hour session, out of which two

questions were asked by Dr. Syed Wasim Akhtar of JI while one question was asked by Dr. Malik

Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath. All three questions that went unresponded are provided in the table below.

Member Party Question

Dr. Syed Wasim

Akhtar

Jamaat-e-Islami

Pakistan

Would the CM tell:

a-is it true that bribery at the police station level is a big

hindrance in provision of justice in Punjab?

B-Is it also true that CM Shahbaz Sharif substantially

increased the salaries of the police officials so that they refrain

from taking bribes?

c- Are there any plans of the Punjab government to tackle this

issue?

Dr. Syed Wasim

Akhtar

Jamaat-e-Islami

Pakistan

Would the CM please tell:

a-details of budget granted to police stations in Bahawalpur

during 2011-12 to meet daily expenses such as stationery, food

for detainees, electricity, phone and gas bills

b- when expenditure in a police station exceeds the allocated

budget, then how is it met?

Dr. Malik

Mukhtar Ahmad

Bharath PML (N)

Is it true that there is neither SDPO office nor any SDPO

appointed in district Bhera? If true, then by what time does the

government plan to construct the DPO office and depute the

SDPO?

Annexure

Annex 1:- Complete Questions list addressed in NA during first parliamentary year

Nature of information required (author's view)

Sr # Member Party Question

Adminis

trative General Financial

Crime &

criminals

Police

misconduct/

illegality/

corruption

Infrastructure

development

Police reform/

legal framework

Police

capability/

performance

1

Ms. Shahzadi

Umerzadi Tiwana PML(N)

Will the Minister for Interior and

Narcotics Control be pleased to

state:

(a) the names of Heads, Managing

Directors and Chief Executive

Officers worked with the National

Police Foundation during the last

five years; and

(b) the total number of plots

allotted during the tenure of said

MDs separately alongwith the

details thereof? Yes Yes

2

Syed Waseem

Hussain MQM

(a) whether it is a fact that four

hundred ex-servicemen appointed

on contract basis in Islamabad

Police during the year 2009-10;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the

medical checkup of those

employees conducted during the

said period;

(c) whether it is further a fact that

the Islamabad High Court ordered

to regularize the services of those

employees; and

(d) if the answers to parts (a), (b)

and (c) above are in the

affirmative, whether medical

checkup of those employees was

again conducted recently through

Yes

private lab charging fee of

Rs.1600/- per employee; if so, the

reasons thereof?

3

Mohammad Ayaz

Soomro PPPP



state whether there is any proposal

under consideration of the

Government to establish a

Narcotics Police Station in

Larkana; if so, when it will be

implemented? Yes

4

Syed Waseem

Hussain

MQM








said period;




employees; and








reasons thereof? Yes

5

Syed Waseem

Hussain MQM








said period;




employees; and








reasons thereof? Yes

6

Sheikh Rashid

Ahmed AML



state:

(a) the year-wise total number of

employees of Islamabad Police

who have been terminated from

service during the last five years

alongwith the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether any one of the said

employees., has been Involved in

theft and robbery cases; if so, the

details thereof? Yes Yes

7

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto

PPPP



state the purpose of the

establishment of the National

Police Foundation, Islamabad? Yes

8

Syed Waseem

Hussain

MQM



state:

(a) whether it is a fact that an

officer of Islamabad Police saved

the citizens of Islamabad at

Bahara Kahu on Eid-ul-Fiter from

a great tragedy by putting his life

at stake; and

(b) whether any police

award/prize has been announced

by the Ministry for the said

officer; if so, the details thereof? Yes

9

Ms. Nighat

Parveen Mir

PML(N)



state the Tehsil-wise total number

of Narcotics Police Stations

established in the country at

present? Yes

10

Imran Zafar

Leghari PPPP



state whether the Islamabad Police

has the technology to trace the

mobile phones; if so, the details

thereof? Yes

11

Ms. Munaza

Hassan PTI



state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there is

a shortage of forensic laboratories

in the country;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above

is in the affirmative, whether there

is any proposal under

consideration of the Government

to increase the number of said

laboratories to equip the police

force with latest devices of

investigation; if so, when it will

be implemented? Yes

12

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto PPPP



state the purpose of the

establishment of the National

Police Foundation, Islamabad? Yes

13

Syed Waseem

Hussain MQM



state:

(a) whether it is a fact that an

officer of Islamabad Police saved

the citizens of Islamabad at

Bahara Kahu on Eid-ul-Fiter from

a great tragedy by putting his life

at stake; and

(b) whether any police

award/prize has been announced

by the Ministry for the said

officer; if so, the details thereof? Yes

14

Ms. Nighat

Parveen Mir PML(N)



state the Tehsil-wise total number

of Narcotics Police Stations

established in the country at

present? Yes

15

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto

PPPP


Narcotic Control be pleased to

state the year-wise total number of

plots allotted by the National

Police Foundation to politicians,

bureaucrats and others except the

employees of police departments

during the last five years til date? Yes

16

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto

PPPP



state the prescribed criteria for the

allotment of plots by the National

Police Foundation(NPF),

Islamabad? Yes

17 Syed Asif Hasnain

MQM



state:

(a) the number of persons

recruited in Islamabad Police and

other organizations working under

the Ministry except FIA,

NADRA, Immigration and

Passports Offices during the last

five years;

(b) the financial impacts of the

same on each organization during

the said period; and

(c) whether those recruitments

were required therefor; if not, the

reasons thereof? Yes Yes

18

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto

PPPP








during the last five years till date? Yes

19

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto PPPP



state the prescribed criteria for the

allotment of plots by the National

Police Foundation(NPF),

Islamabad? Yes

20 Syed Asif Hasnain MQM



state:

(a) the number of persons

recruited in Islamabad Police and

other organizations working under

the Ministry except FIA,

NADRA, Immigration and

Passports Offices during the last

five years;

(b) the financial impacts of the

same on each organization during

the said period; and

(c) whether those recruitments

were required therefor; if not, the

reasons thereof? Yes Yes

21

Ms. Munaza

Hassan PTI



state whether any reforms are

being proposed to improve the

existing civilian law enforcement

structure in Islamabad; if so, when

it will be implemented? Yes

22

Ms. Shagufta

Jumani PPPP



state:

(a) the number of Police Check

Posts established In Islamabad;

and

(b) the number of policemen

deployed on those Check Posts at

present? Yes

23 Dr. Arif Alvi

PTI



state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a

number of employees of

Islamabad Police are Involved in

car lifting and terrorist activities

during the last three years till date;

if so, the details thereof;

(b) the action taken by the

Government against those

employees during the said period;

and

(c) the number of those accused

employees who have been

reinstated during the said period? Yes

24

Ms. Kishwer

Zehra

MQM

Will the Minister for Law, Justice

and Human Rights be pleased to

state:

(a) the number of complaints

made against police officers on

account of registration of fake

FIRs in Islamabad during the year

2012-13 till date;

(b) the number of cases processed

by the Government alongwith the

action taken against the

responsibles;

(c) whether there is any proposal

under consideration of

Government to amend the law to

specify penalty for such police

officers; if so,when it will be

implemented? Yes Yes

25

Ms. Shahzadi

Umerzadi Tiwana PML(N)

Will the Minister Incharge of the

Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to

state the ratio of officers of FATA

and Azad Jammu and Kashmir in

the Police Service of Pakistan at

present? Yes

26

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto

PPPP









27 Dr. Arif Alvi PTI



state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a

number of employees of

Islamabad Police are Involved in

car lifting and terrorist activities

during the last three years till date;

if so, the details thereof;

(b) the action taken by the

Government against those

employees during the said period;

and

(c) the number of those accused

employees who have been

reinstated during the said period? Yes

28

Dr. Ramesh

Kumar Vankwani

PML(N)

Will the Minister for Housing and

Works be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the rent

for residential buildings is being

paid alongwith monthly salary to

officers/officials of Islamabad

Police;


Government accommodations

have also been allotted to those

officers/officials in Islamabad;

(c) if the answers to parts (a) and

(b) above are in the affirmative,

the steps being taken by the

Government to cancel those

allotments? Yes

29

Ms. Mahreen

Razaque Bhutto PPPP









30 Dr. Nafisa Shah PPPP



state:

(a) the total number of women

appointed in Islamabad Police

during the year, 2013-14

alongwith the ratio thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal


Government to increase the

representation of women in

Islamabad Police; if so, the steps

being taken in this regard? Yes Yes

31

Ms. Belum

Hasnain

PPPP



state:

(a) the quantity of liquor, heroin

and hashish recovered/seized by

the Islamabad Police since 1-1-

2008 till date alongwith the steps

taken to control it ; and

(b) the actions taken against the

culprits in each case during the

said period? Yes

32

Ms. Kishwer

Zehra

MQM

Will the Minister for Law, Justice

and Human Rights be pleased to

state:





2012-13 till date;




responsibles;





officers; if so,when it will be


33

Shaikh Rohale

Asghar PML(N)



state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the

performance of Islamabad police

is not satisfactory;

(b) if so, the steps being taken for

improving the performance

thereof? Yes Yes

34

Ms. Kishwer

Zehra

MQM



state:





2012-13 till date;




responsibles;



Government to amend the law to Yes Yes


officers; if so, when it will be

implemented?

35

Ms. Belum

Hasnain

PPPP



state:






(b) the actions taken against the


said period? Yes

36 Sheikh Salahuddin MQM

Will the Minister for

Communications be pleased to

state whether it is a fact that the

police of National Highways and

Motorways has failed to control

the issues relating to overloading,

un-trained drivers and over

speeding on

Highways/Motorways in the

country except controlling of

overloading on Rawalpindi-

Lahore G. T. Road; if so,

the reasons thereof? Yes

37

Shaikh Rohale

Asghar PML(N)



state:

(a) the year-wise total amount of

fine imposed/collected by

Motorway Police during the last

five years; and

(b) the head-wise utilization

thereof? Yes

38

Ms. Khalida

Mansoor PML(N)



state the steps being taken by the

Government to make Islamabad

Police as a model police in the

country? Yes

39 Asad Umar PTI



state the steps being taken to

control the alarming increase in

street crimes such as theft/looting

of cash, gold ornaments, cell

phones, motorcycles, cars and

other valuables in Islamabad? Yes Yes

40

Ms. Kishwer

Zehra

MQM



state:





2012-13 till date;




responsibles;







41

Ms. Belum

Hasnain PPPP



state:






(b) the actions taken against the Yes


said period?

42

Ms. Parveen

Masood Bhatti

PML(N)



state:

(a) the location-wise women

police stations in Islamabad at

present; and

(b) the facilit ies available therein? Yes

43

Sahibzada

Muhammad

Yaqub JI



state:

(a) the number of persons arrested

by Islamabad Capital Territory

Police on charges of offences

relating to contraband, liquor and

prostitution during last five years

till date alongwith the yearwise

details thereof; and

(b) the number of owners of the

said illicit businesses, workers and

customers who have been arrested

so far; and

(c) the steps taken by the

Government to prevent those

crimes? Yes

44 Sajid Ahmed MQM



state the total number of

employees of

Motorways/Highways police in

the country at present? Yes

45

Ms. Kishwer

Zehra MQM



state:





2012-13 till date;




responsibles;







46

Ms. Parveen

Masood Bhatti PML(N)



state the steps being taken by the

Government to simplify the

procedure of lodging FIR in

Islamabad? Yes

47

Ms. Parveen

Masood Bhatti PML(N)



state:

(a) the location-wise women

police stations in Islamabad at

present; and

(b) the facilit ies available therein? Yes

48

Ms. Tahira

Aurangzeb

PML(N)



state the detail of appointments

made in the Motorways Police

during the last two years? Yes

49

Ms. Shakila

Luqman PML(N)



state:

(a) the steps taken or proposed to

be taken by the Ministry to control

target killings in the country

specially in Karachi during the

current year; and

(b) the achievements gained

therefrom so far? Yes

50 Asad Umar PTI



state the total number of juveniles

who have been arrested and

released from the Police Stations

in the ICT during the period from

1-1-2013 to 31-12-2013? Yes

51

Ms. Belum

Hasnain PPPP



state:

(a) the total number of

personnel/officers of the

Islamabad Police placed under

suspension for various charges

during the last five years

alongwith the detail of charges

levelled against them;

(b) whether the suspension is

recorded in the personal record of

the said officials/officers; if not,

the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether enquiries against

those officers/officials have since

been completed/conducted; if so,

the details; if not, the reasons

thereof? Yes

52 Ms. Aasiya Nasir JUI-F



state the steps being taken by

Ministry to re-structure and bring

improvement in the Women Yes

Police Stations in Islamabad?

53 Ramesh Lal PPPP



state:

(a) the names of the Banks in

which Challans of Islamabad

Traffic Police (ITP) are being

deposited at present;

(b) whether it is a fact that the said

challans are not being deposited in

the Pakistan Post; if so, the

reasons thereof; and

(c) the time by which the challans

of ITP will be allowed to be

deposited in the Post Office

Department, Islamabad? Yes

54 Shafqat Mehmood PTI



state:

(a) the names of Police Stations in

ICT at present; and

(b) the names of SHOs working in

said Police Stations at present

alongwith their ranks and tenure? Yes

55

Ms. Tahira

Aurangzeb PML(N)



state the detail of appointments

made in the Motorways Police

during the last two years? Yes

56

Ms. Farhana

Qamar

PML(N)



state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the

Government has started the

implementation of its plan for the

automation of ICT Police

administration; and

(b) if so, the time by which it will

be completed? Yes

57 Dr. Nafisa Shah

PPPP



state:

(a) the total number of personnel

of police and rangers who have

been killed in war on terror up till

now; and

(b) whether Government

recognized their sacrifices? Yes

58 Ramesh Lal

PPPP



state:

(a) the names of banks in which

the challans of Motorways Police

are deposited at present;

(b) whether it is a fact that such

challans are not being deposited in

the Pakistan Post; if so, the

reasons thereof; and

(c) the time by which such

challans will be allowed to be

deposited in the Pakistan Post? Yes

Annex 2: Questions list addressed in PAP during first parliamentary year

MPA Party Question Answer Question Date

Question

forwarded

Answer

Date

Mian Naseer Ahmed PML (N)

Would the CM tell:

a-Whether it is true that an anti car lifting cell has ben established in

Lahore to curtail car thefts and catch culprits and when was it established?

B-Inform the house on the total number of officials deputed in the

department and their grades

C-How many complaints of car thefts have been received by the

department since Jan 2012 from which police stations and what are the

numbers of the cars?

C-How many cars have been recovered due to the efforts of the department

in the aforementioned time-period? Also identify the car numbers and

addresses of owners of the cars to whom the vehicles have been returned

D-What action is the department taking about the vehicles not recovered so

far and when can the recovery be expected? Provided 1-Jun-13 17-Jun-13 5-Mar-14

Ahmad Shah Khagga PML

Will the CM please tell:

a- Is it true that to protect poor people from sood khors Punjab Prohibition

of Private Money Lending Act 2007 was enacted?

B- how many complaints have been received against sood khors since 2007

and what has been the response?

C- Is it true that police does not cooperate when complaint is lodged

against the sood khor by the affectee?

d- Is the government planning to take necessary steps to make this law

more effective and to disseminate awareness in the general public? Provided 1-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 5-Mar-14

Ijaz Khan PTI

Would the CM tell:

a-How many cases of dacoity have been registered in police station of

Balochni, Faisalabad from January 1, 2009 to January 1, 2013

b- how much of goods have been recovered, how many dacoits have been

captured, how many dacoits are still uncaptured and by when would those

be captured? Provided 3-Jun-13 17-Jun-13 31-Jul-13

Dr. Syed Wasim

Akhtar

Jamaat-e-Islami

Pakistan

Would the CM tell:

a-is it true that bribery at the police station level is a big hinderance in

provision of justice in Punjab?

B-Is it also true that CM Shahbaz Sharif substantially increased the salaries

of the police officials so that they refrain from taking bribes?

c- Are there any plans of the Punjab government to tackle this issue? Not Provided 4-Jun-13 17-Jun-13

Mian Muhammad

Aslam Iqbal PTI


a-Number of police stations in Lahore

b- How many of police stations are in government owned buildings and

how many are in prented buildings, please also provide rent details

c-Is the government planning to transfer Police stations of Sammanabad

and Millat park to government owned buildings and by what time? Provided 4-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 31-Jul-13

Dr. Syed Wasim

Akhtar

Jamaat-e-Islami

Pakistan


a-details of budget granted to police stations in Bahawalpur during 2011-

12 to meet daily expenses such as stationery, food for detainees, electricty,

phone and gas bills

b- when expenditure in a police station exceeds the allocated budget, then

how is it met? Not Provided 8-Jun-13 26-Jun-13

Raheela Khadim

Hussain PML (N)


a-how many dacoities occurred in which police station's precinct of district

Lahore from Jan 1 2013 to May 2013, provide details

b-How many innocent lives were lost in these dacoities, please provide

details

c-How much money and other valuables were lost in these dacoities?

d-how many dacoits were caught and how many are still roaming free,

provide names and addresses of those still uncaught. Provided 10-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 31-Jul-13

Ijaz Khan PTI

Details of dacoities in Thana Saddar, Rawalpindi during 2008 to 2013-

number of cases registered, suspects caught and not caught, money or

goods retrieved from those caught Provided 10-Jun-13 3-Jul-13 12-Aug-13

Javed Akhtar PTI

Is the police staff sanctioned in District Multan sufficient as per

requirements, if not what are the reasons? Is the Punjab government

seriously considering to increase the staff deficit as per the strength

required? Is it true that due to lower than required staff in police, crime rate

is increasing on daily basis? Provided 12-Jun-13 3-Jul-13 22-Aug-13

Javed Akhtar PTI

How many police stations are there in district Multan? How many police

stations are in PP 195 of Multan? How many of these police stations are in

government buildings and how many in private buildings and what is the

rent given for these police stations? Is the Punjab government considering

to develop government buildings for these police stations and if yes then

by what time? Provided 12-Jun-13 3-Jul-13 12-Aug-13

Ayesha Javed PML (N)

How many police stations and police check posts are there in district

Lahore and what is the number of officials posted therein? Is the police

strength appropriate or less in district lahore, provide details where

deficient at the level of police station individually. Provided 13-Jun-13 11-Jul-13 5-Mar-14

Ayesha Javed PML (N)

Is it true that money bets are laid on matched in lahore, is it also true that

money is booked through telephones for the purpose? Is it also true that

police officials assists bookies in this evil venture, and if so than actions

have been taken thereof? please tell the house of the actions taken against

such officials during the past three years. if the answer to the above is

affirmative then what steps has the government taken since 2012 against

bookies and their agents and if no action has been taken then provide the

reasons thereof. Provided 13-Jun-13 11-Jul-13 8-Oct-13

Ahmad Shah Khagga PML

Provide the details about the number and location of model police stations

constructed in Punjab. What facilities have been provided in these model

police stations and are all the model police stations provided equal

facilit ies? Is it true that generator facility is available in all model police

stations in Punjab? If the answer to above is true, then does the government

plan to provide similar facilities to all the model police stations in Punjab? Provided 13-Jun-13 4-Jul-13 2-Sep-13

Ehsan Riaz Fatyana Independent

How many murders, dacoities, thefts have been reported in district

Faisalabad from 1 March 2013 to 11 June 2013? How many of the culprits

involved have been caught and how many uncaught? What steps is the

police taking to catch those uncaught? Provided 13-Jun-13 4-Jul-13 20-Aug-13

Dr. Malik Mukhtar

Ahmad Bharath PML (N)

is it true that there is no DPO office nor any DPO appointed in district

Bhera? If true, then by what time does the government plan to construct the

DPO office and depute the DPO? Not Provided 13-Jun-13 8-Jul-13

Faizan Khalid Virk PML (N)

How many police stations are there in PP166 sheikhupura, please provide

details of names of officials deputed therein, their grades and length of

tenure. How many of such police officials have cases filed against them

and due to what reasons. How many of the police officials have corruption

cases filed against them, provide their names, designation and address. Provided 17-Jun-13 18-Jul-13 9-Sep-13

Faizan Khalid Virk PML (N)

please provide details of number of dacoities in district Sheikhupura from 1

January 2013 to 31 May 2013 by identify their respective police stations.

How many criminals were caught and how many still roam free, provide

details. What actions have ben undertaken by the police to curtail the

growing meance of rising dacoities Provided 17-Jun-13 18-Jul-13 2-Sep-13

Sardar Vickas Hassan

Mokal PML

During caretaker government's tenure from 7 to 15 may 2013, how many

DO letters were received by DPO Jhang from CM secretariat to free people

from the menace of land mafia? Provide the details of land mafia groups

that DPO Jhang tackled thereof. Provided 19-Jun-13 3-Jul-13 30-Oct-13

Muhammad Zaheer ud

Din Khan Alizai PTI

How many DO letters were received by Police Station Jhang City in May

2013 from CM secretariat to assist poor people against land mafia. What is

the number of letters on which subsequent action was taken? What actions

were taken by SHOs and how many complaints have not been addressed so

far, and reasons thereof. Is DPO Jhang planning to form a task force to

specifically dela with these land mafia groups so as to resolve the

grievances of people for good? Provided 19-Jun-13 3-Jul-13 8-Oct-13

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