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The Police Order 2002 79Safety and Police Complaints Commission shall be notified by the Government.(5) The Chairperson of the Commission shall, with the approval of the Government, engage the servicesof a legal advisor on full-time basis.]61[CHAPTER VI]Article 49 – 60CHAPTER VIIISLAMABAD DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION1. Establishment.- The Federal Government shall establish Islamabad District Public Safety Commission forIslamabad Capital Territory consisting of 12 members.2. Composition.- (1) Three members of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission shall be elected by theDistrict Council, from amongst its councillors on the basis of each member casting only one vote in favour of anycontesting candidate through secret ballot.(2) Three members shall be nominated by the Speaker of National Assembly from amongst its memberstwo from the treasury and one from the opposition in consultation with the Leader of the House and the Leader of theOpposition.(3) The remaining six members shall be independent members and shall be appointed by the Presidentfrom a list of names recommended by the Islamabad District Selection Panel.(4) One third of both the elected and independent members of the Islamabad District Public SafetyCommission shall be women.(5) The Naib Zila Nazim shall request the Chairperson of the Islamabad District Selection Panel toconduct the election of the members of the Islamabad District Public Safety Commission referred to in clause (1).(6) The appointment of members shall be notified in the Official Gazette.63. Appointment of Chairperson. - (1) The Chairperson shall be elected by the members from amongst themselvesannually alternating between independent and elected members.(2) The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Commission.64. Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson. - In the absence of the Chairperson Islamabad District PublicSafety Commission shall elect one of its member to preside over a meeting.65. Selection of independent members. - (1) There shall be a Selection Panel for independent members consistingof 62 [District and Sessions Judge] who shall be its Chairperson and one nominee each of the Federal Government andthe District Government:Provided that such nominee shall not be elected representative or public servant.(2) The selection of independent members shall be by consensus.(3) The selection process shall be completed within thirty days from the commencement of the selectionprocess.(4) Independent members shall be of impeccable integrity and proven professional competence in suchfields as social work, law, administration, education, corporate sector, etc66. Functions of the Selection Panel.-The selection panel shall invite applications or nominations from the publicfor selection of independent members, and after interviewing eligible and willing candidates, forward names ofpersons twice the number of appointments to be made to the President.