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64Revisiting Police Laws(i)(ii)(iii)‘Administration’ includes management of administrative, operational and financial functions;2[(i-a) Capital City District means the Islamabad City District, the Federal Capital; City Districtof Quetta, City District of Peshawar, City District of Lahore or City District of Karachi beingthe metropolis of the Provinces of Baluchistan, North-West Frontier, Punjab and Sindrespectively;]‘Capital City Police Officer’ means the head of police of a general police area of the capital citydistrict who is not below the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police and is posted underArticle 11;‘City Police Officer’ means the head of police of a general police area of the city district who isnot below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police and is posted under Article 15;(iv) ‘Code’ means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898);3[(iv-a) “cognizance” means taking notice by an authority legally empowered to take action on itsdecision regarding a matter relating to neglect, excess or misconduct by, or any omission orcommission deemed illegal, committed by, a Police Officer for remedial and corrective measuresunder the provisions of this Order;](v)4[“Commission” means National Public Safety Commission, Provincial Public Safety and PoliceComplaints Commission, Islamabad District Public Safety Commission and District PublicSafety and Police Complaints Commission established under this Order;]5[(v-a) “direct” means a written order or instruction to a Police Officer issued by an authority empoweredto direct under this Order and such directing authority shall be deemed to be an officer authorizedunder clause (2) of Article 155;](vi)(vii)‘District’ means the district as defined in a Local Government Law;‘District Police Officer’ means the head of police of a district who is not below the rank ofSenior Superintendent of Police and is posted under Article 15;6[(vii-a) “ex-officio Secretary” means Provincial Police Officer who shall exercise administrative andfinancial powers of the Secretary to the Provincial Government with total autonomy in operational,administrative and financial matters subject to the policy, oversight and guidance given by theChief Minister through the Chief Secretary and the Provincial Home Department;(vii-b)(vii-c)(viii)(ix)(x)(xi)“exigency of service”, in relation to posting and transfer, means an urgent or unforeseen situationwhich, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, requires premature transfer of a Police Officerfor performance“fact finding inquiry” means an inquiry into the allegations contained in a complaint against aPolice Officer, including the factual incidents, relating to neglect, excess or omission orcommission of any act constituting an offence and the outcome of such inquiry shall be admissiblein evidence before a court, tribunal or an authority;]‘Federal Law Enforcement Agencies’ include Federal Investigation Agency, Pakistan RailwayPolice, Anti-narcotics Force, Pakistan Motorway and Highway Police, Islamabad Police, FrontierConstabulary, and any other Federal or Provincial organization notified as such by the Governmentfrom time to time;‘General Police Area’ means a capital city district, a part of a province, or any territory forwhich separate police is established under Article 6;“Government” means the appropriate Government;“Head of District Police” means a District Police Officer, City Police Officer or a Capital City