Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed directed all Inspector Generals of Police (IGPs) to verify the educational documents of all subordinate personnel across the country.
A meeting of the Police Reforms Committee (PRC) held in Islamabad presided over by the CJP wherein he directed concerned IGPs to start the process of verifying educational degrees with PSP officers.
CJP Justice Gulzar Ahmed ordered IGPs to check the educational degrees and certificates of all police officers countrywide.
The meeting was also attended by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, all IGPs, and other from rank and file of state members of the committee.
The committee directed a report from the interior secretary and all chief secretaries.
Speaking on the occasion, the CJP said that there is a need of improving the investigation skills of police officers, adding that only IGPs should have the right to approve transfers.
In the meeting, Punjab IGP said the police department was facing difficulty due to a ban imposed on the purchase of vehicles.
Replying to the Punjab IGP question, the chief justice said the ban had been imposed on the purchase of luxury vehicles only. The CJP also directed IGPs to end the unnecessary use of government vehicles by police officers.
The image of police can only be improved with responsible behaviour and performance of police officers, the CJP added.
