ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali has taken suo motu notice of transfer and posting of officers of Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The notice was taken on an application of FIA officers of different ranks, requesting therein that FIA is a specialised investigation agency dealing with technical/white collar crimes, requiring the services of experienced and trained officers to efficiently handle and deal with such crimes.
Transfer and posting of the officers from PSP cadre of the police department to FIA cause serious losses to the service career officers of the FIA. It also amounts to denial and disobedience of the guidelines given by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Criminal Original Petition No 89 /2011.
“Application be treated as suo motu proceedings and fixed in court on 14/07/2016 with notice to Attorney General of Pakistan and DG FIA,” the chief justice said in his remarks.
