Gilgit-Baltistan Police

{{short description|Pakistani police agency}}

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The Gilgit-Baltistan Police ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|گِلگِت بَلتِسْتان پولیس}}}}), formerly known as Northern Areas Police, is responsible for law enforcement in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The mission of the GB Police is the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and enforcement of the Constitution of Pakistan.

The current Inspector General of Gilgit-Baltistan Police is Afzal Mehmood Butt since July 2023.

Organization

There are around twelve administrative branches working under Inspector-General of Police at the Central Police Office, Gilgit.Each of the branch is headed by the Additional Inspector General of Police. Operationally, the force is divided into three administrative divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan, namely Gilgit, Baltistan, and Diamer where the force is headed by a Regional Police Officer (RPO) with a rank not less than a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP)

  • Investigation Branch
  • Special Branch
  • Operations Branch
  • Establishment and headquarters
  • Training Branch
  • Logistic Branch
  • CTD
  • Logistic Branch
  • Tourism Police
  • Legal Branch
  • Special Protection Unit
  • Crime Branch
  • IBEX Squad

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!Executive office

!Incumbent

!Designation Rank

Central Police Office

!Afzal Mehmood Butt

!IGP

Establishment and headquarters

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|DIG

Operations Branch

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|AIG

Logistic Branch

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|AIG

CTD

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|AIG

Legal Branch

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|AIG

Special Protection Unit(SPU)

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|AIG

Special Branch

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|AIG

Investigation Branch

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|SSP

Police Training College (PTC)

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|SSP

Training Branch

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|SSP

Tourism Police

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|SSP

Crime Branch

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|SSP

Gilgit Range

!Incumbent

!Designation/Rank

Regional Police Office

|N/A

|RPO/DIG

District Police Office Gilgit

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|DPO/SSP

District Police Office Hunza

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Yasin

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Nagar

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Ghizer

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|DPO/SP

Baltistan Range

!Incumbent

!Designation/Rank

Regional Police Office

|N/A

|RPO/DIG

District Police Office Skardu

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|DPO/SSP

District Police Office Rondu

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Kharmang

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Shigar

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Ghanche

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|DPO/SP

Diamer Range

!Incumbent

!Designation/Rank

Regional Police Office

|N/A

|RPO/DIG

District Police Office Diamer

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Astore

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Darel

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|DPO/SP

District Police Office Tangir

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|DPO/SP

IGPs of GB Police

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Dr. Mujeebur Rahman Khan (PSP)

|15 January 2020

|25 March 2021

|{{Cite web |last=Mir |first=Shabbir |date=2020-01-20 |title=G-B chief minister expresses concerns over appointment of new police chief |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2140999/g-b-chief-minister-expresses-concerns-appointment-new-police-chief |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}

Saeed Wazir (PSP)

|25 March 2021

|March 2023

|{{Cite web |date=25 March 2021 |title=Saeed Wazir posted as GB IGP |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/809515-saeed-wazir-posted-as-gb-igp |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=The News International}}

Dar Ali Khattak (PSP)

|March 2023

|5 July 2023

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Afzal Mehmood Butt (PSP)

|6 July 2023

|incumbent

|[https://pakobserver.net/afzal-mahmood-butt-replaces-dar-ali-khan-as-gilgit-baltistan-igp/]

See also

References

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