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The Police Order 2002 83person in the service of Pakistan.](2) The selection of independent members shall be by consensus.(3) The selection process shall be completed within thirty days from the 75 [occurrence of a vacancy.](4) Independent members shall be of impeccable integrity and proven professional competence in suchfields as social work, law, administration, education, corporate sector, etc.76[78. Functions of the Selection Panel.-The Selection Panel shall identify suitable candidates as well as inviteapplications and after scrutiny forward to the Government the names of persons twice the number of appointmentsto be made.]79. Selection criteria of independent members. - A person shall be disqualified from becoming 77 [an independentmember of the Provincial Public Safety and Police Complaints] if he –(a) is an activist of any political party or has held any representative office or has remained a publicservant in the six months immediately preceding such appointment;(b) is found suffering from physical or mental incapacity or illness;(c) is declared a bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader;(d) is not a citizen of Pakistan;(e) holds an office of profit in the service of Pakistan;(f) is in the service of any statutory body or any other body which is owned or controlled by theGovernment or in which the Government has a controlling share or interest;(g) has been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from the service of Pakistan on groundsof corruption or any other form of misconduct; or(h) is convicted of a criminal offence;(i) has any conflict of interest; or(j) is involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology, interest, security, unity, solidarity, peace andintegrity of Pakistan and its people, and the good order and harmony of society.80. Functions of the Provincial Public Safety 78 [and Police Complaints] Commission.-(1) Subject to this Order,the Provincial Public Safety 79 [and Police Complaints] Commission shall -80[(a) make recommendations to the Government for promoting integrity, efficiency and effectivenessof Police;]81[(b) take steps to prevent the Police from engaging in any unlawful activity arising out of compliancewith unlawful or mala fide orders]; and(c)facilitate the establishment and functioning of Citizen Police Liaison Committees in accordancewith Article 168.(2) Without prejudice to its role 82 [clause (1), the Commission shall perform the following specificfunctions] -(a) co-ordinate the functioning of 83 [District Public Safety and Police Complaints] Commissionswithin the Province;(b) recommend to the Government 84 [repatriation] of Provincial Police Officer before completionof normal tenure of three years for unsatisfactory performance of duties.85[ *** *** ](c) recommend to the government for grants to various police establishments within the province,for enhancing their capability to handle public order;(d) assist the police establishment in securing assistance from other police establishments and lawenforcement agencies by approaching the other Provincial and 86 [Public Safety and PoliceComplaints Commissions and National Public Safety Commission];(e) [ 87 *** ***]