Top court orders all provinces to implement Police Order 2002.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan Wednesday directed all the provinces to ensure the implementation of Police Order 2002 and instructed them to appoint experienced officers for the investigation of criminal cases. The SC remarked that the court had to face difficulties in deciding the cases due to the poor investigations by the police.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the case against the transfers of police officers on political grounds. At the outset of the hearing, the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Sindh submitted their report regarding the transfers and posting of police officers. However, it couldn't be submitted by the Islamabad Police.

The chief justice noted that all the provinces had highlighted the shortage of...