List of law enforcement agencies in Pakistan

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Pakistan.

Federal/National

Anti-Narcotics Force officer checking passengers at Jinnah International Airport.

• Airports Security Force (8,945 personnel) is part of the Aviation Division and is responsible for protecting the airports, facilities and the planes (on-ground or in-air). It safeguards the civil aviation industry against unlawful interferences, adopting counter terrorism measures, preventing crime and maintaining law and order within the limits of Pakistani airports.

• Anti-Narcotics Force (3,100 personnel) is tasked with combating narcotics smuggling and use within Pakistan.

• The Federal Investigation Agency is a border control, counter-intelligence and security agency under the Interior Ministry, tasked with investigative jurisdiction on undertaking operations against terrorism, espionage, federal crimes, fascism, smuggling as well as infringement and other specific crimes.[1]

• Frontier Constabulary (26,000 personnel) is a paramilitary police force responsible for maintaining law and order and dealing with situations outside the capabilities of the civilian police force of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was founded in the British Indian Empire in 1913, it was named after the former North-West Frontier Province.[2]

• National Highways and Motorway Police is responsible for enforcement of traffic and safety laws, security and recovery on the National Highways and Motorway network. The NH&MP use SUVs, cars and heavy motorbikes for patrolling purposes and uses speed cameras for enforcing speed limits.

• National Police Academy is a training centre for the senior officers of civilian police agencies.

• Pakistan Coast Guard (7,000 personnel) is a paramilitary force operating along the coast of Pakistan.

• Pakistan Railways Police operates on the railway system of Pakistan.

• Pakistan Customs operates in the airports and seaports of Pakistan.

• Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation is the investigation branch of the Federal Board of Revenue.

• Gilgit Baltistan Scouts (2,481 personnel) is a paramilitary force operating in the northernmost parts of Pakistan.

• Pakistan Rangers (41,000 personnel) are a pair of paramilitary forces operating along the India-Pakistan border.

• Frontier Corps (80,000 personnel) are a pair of paramilitary forces operating along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

• Pakistan Armed Police is the branch of Pakistan Armed Forces new & largest paramilitary force for whole country & operating along the all borders.

• Pakistan Federal Police is new & largest police force for whole country.

Provincial

A young Elite Force commando of Punjab Police

Each province and territory has its own police forces including specialist units such as:

• Crime Investigation Department

Balochistan

• The Balochistan Police (38,000 personnel) operates in 7 districts of Balochistan province.[3][4]
  • The Balochistan Constabulary (10,000 personnel) is a reserve police unit of the Balochistan Police.[4][5][6]

• The Balochistan Levies (23,000 personnel) is a paramilitary police force operating in 23 of Balochistan's 30 districts.[4][7][8]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police (83,000 personnel) is the main civilian police force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.[9]
  • The Reserve Frontier Police (10,000 personnel) is the reserve unit of the KP Police.[10]
  • The Special Combat Unit is for counter-terrorism operations.

• The Khasadar Forces are tribal security forces operating throughout the former tribal areas, now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Levies (11,739 personnel)[11] are raised by provincial or local governments to provide additional security in their areas. They include:
  • Dir Levies
  • Malakand Levies

The Levies and the Khasadar Forces will be absorbed into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police.[12]

Punjab Police Pakistan

• The Punjab Police (180,000 personnel) operates in the Punjab province.[13]
  • The Dolphin Force deals with street crime.
  • The Elite Police performs counter-terrorism operations.
  • The Police Qaumi Razakars are a support force for the Punjab Police in their duties. [14][15]

• Punjab Highway Patrol

• The Punjab Prisons manage 43 prisons.[16]

Sindh

A constable of the Sindh Police in uniform with a handgun on his belt.

• The Sindh Police (128,500 personnel) operates in the Sindh province.
  • The Special Security Unit is a specialized counterterrorism and security unit, based in Karachi, with operational jurisdiction extending throughout Sindh. The SSU was established in 2010 in response to increased rates of terrorism.

Islamabad Capital Territory

• The Capital Territory Police operates in the Islamabad Capital Territory.
  • Islamabad Traffic Police (709 personnel)

Other territories

Azad Kashmir

• The Azad Kashmir Police operates in the semi-autonomous Azad Kashmir region.

Gilgit-Baltistan

• The Gilgit-Baltistan Police operates in the semi-autonomous Gilgit-Baltistan region.

References

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14. "THE PUNJAB QAUMI RAZAKARS ORDINANCE, 1965". Punjab Laws. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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