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74Revisiting Police LawsAdministration or Union Administration, or Cantonment Board may for the discharge of his official duties which inhis opinion require police assistance, ask for police support from the concerned police authority of the area and suchauthority shall provide the requisite support:Provided that, if for any reason, the police authority is unable to provide the police support requestedunder this clause it shall forthwith bring the matter through its channel of command to the notice of Head of DistrictPolice who shall make arrangement for provision of police support and, where he is unable to provide such support,he shall inform the Zila Nazim accordingly:Provided further that before making a report to the higher officer, each officer in the chain ofcommand shall make an effort to provide the requisite police support 30 [.]31[ *** *** ](2) Where the Zila Nazim so directs, the District Coordination Officer shall be responsible for coordinationof police support by Head of District Police to the District Government, Tehsil Municipal Administration, UnionAdministration and Cantonment Board in exigencies threatening law and order, natural calamities and emergencies.32[(3) *** *** ]35. Responsibility on complaints of neglect and excesses by police. -(1) Where the Zila Nazim on the basis of anycomplaint or information has reason to believe that any police official has committed an act of neglect, failure orexcess, or the Union Public Safety Committee on its own motion or on receipt of a complaint from an aggrievedperson reports to the Zila Nazim about police neglect, failure or excess, the Zila Nazim may direct Head of DistrictPolice to take remedial measures, including registration of First Information Report in a cognizable offence in appropriatecases within the period specified by him and the Zila Nazim shall inform the 33 [concerned Commission at the Districtlevel] accordingly.(2) Head of District Police or the concerned competent authority shall immediately take remedial measures,and may suspend the concerned official where necessary, initiate an enquiry and take appropriate action in accordancewith law.(3) Head of District Police shall without delay inform the Zila Nazim and 34 [concerned Commission atthe District level] of the action taken by him pursuant to the directions given under clause (1) and forward a copy ofthe final report of enquiry within forty five days of such directions.36. Reference to Police Complaints Authority. – Head of District Police and Head of Federal Law EnforcementAgency shall inform the 35 [Provincial Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission or,] the Federal Police ComplaintAuthority, as the case may be, of any incident or a complaint of rape, death or serious injury to any person in policecustody.CHAPTER VDISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY 36 [AND POLICE COMPLAINTS] COMMISSION37[37. Establishment of District Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission.- (1) The Provincial Governmentshall establish a District Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission in every District, including Capital CityDistrict, consisting of nine members one of whom shall be the Chairperson.(2) The Commission shall have its independent budget under a separate budgetary head of account,Drawing and Disbursing Officer and the Chairperson of the Commission shall be its Principal Accounting Officer.]38[38. Composition.- (1) The composition of the District Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission shall beas follows:-(a) one-third members shall be appointed by the Government from amongst the Members of theProvincial Assembly and National Assembly of the District concerned as ex-officio members,including a woman member:Provided that where in a District, members of the Provincial Assembly or National