Law enforcement in Pakistan#Agencies

• Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation
• National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency
• National Highways and Motorway Police
• National Counter Terrorism Authority
• Animal Quarantine Department
• Department of Plant Protection
• Federal Investigation Agency
• Pakistan Railways Police
• Financial Monitoring Unit
• Airports Security Force
• Anti-Narcotics Force
• Pakistan Customs

• National Academy for Prisons Administration
• National Police Academy
• National Police Bureau

• Islamabad Police
• Balochistan Police
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police
• Gilgit-Baltistan Police
• Azad Kashmir Police
• Sindh Police
• Punjab Police

{{Main|Pakistan Rangers|Frontier Corps}}

File:Mohsin Cheema.jpg of the Punjab Police]]The four provinces of Pakistan (Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan) each have their own police force, organised to suit the challenges of that locality, with their own specialised and elite units. Each police force has a Commissioner of Police appointed as Inspector-General who is a senior officer from the Police Service of Pakistan.{{cite book|title=History of Criminal Justice|first1=Mark|last1=Jones|first2=Peter|last2=Johnstone|chapter=Time Capsule: Policing in Pakistan|publisher=Routledge|year=2011|isbn=9781437734911|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3yWgBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA339|access-date=12 September 2023}} Some provincial police forces are routinely supported by federal paramilitary units operating in that area. All provincial police forces contain Counter Terrorism Department and Special Branch.

The traditional uniform of Pakistani provincial police officers is a black shirt with tan trousers. In 2017, police in Punjab transitioned to an olive green uniform, but reverted to the traditional uniform in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://92newshd.tv/about/old-uniform-of-punjab-police-to-be-restored-from-july-1-2019|work=92 News|title=Old uniform of Punjab Police to be restored from July 1 2019|date=12 December 2018|access-date=12 September 2023}} In 2020, all provinces decided to adopt the uniform worn in Islamabad - light blue or white shirts with dark blue trousers.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1472201/sindh-police-gets-new-uniforms-to-enhance-policing-igp|work=Dawn|title=Sindh Police gets new uniforms 'to enhance policing': IGP|first=Imtiaz|last=Ali|date=27 March 2019|access-date=12 September 2023}}

• The Balochistan Police operates in 7 districts of Balochistan province.{{cite web|url=http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1031&Itemid=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831013201/http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1031&Itemid=1|archive-date=31 August 2010|website=balochistan.gov.pk|title=Current Expenditure (2010-2011)}}{{needs update|date=September 2023}}
• The Balochistan Constabulary is a reserve police unit of the Balochistan Police.{{cite web|url=http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=249|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717041404/http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=249|archive-date=17 July 2011|title=Rs 152 bn Balochistan Budget 2010-11 presented|website=balochistan.gov.pk}}{{needs update|date=September 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=249|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717041404/http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=249|website=balochistan.gov.uk|title=Raising of Balochistan Constabulary|archive-date=17 July 2011}}{{needs update|date=September 2023}}
• The Balochistan Levies is a paramilitary police force operating in 23 of Balochistan's 30 districts.{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/levies-force-restored-in-balochistan-540|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022223307/https://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/levies-force-restored-in-balochistan-540|work=Dawn|archive-date=22 October 2010|title=Levies force restored in Balochistan|first=Saleem|last=Shahid|date=15 April 2010}}{{needs update|date=September 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=493&Itemid=849|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125103721/http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=493&Itemid=849|archive-date=25 January 2012|website=balochistan.gov.uk|title=Levies Directorate}}{{needs update|date=September 2023}}

• The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police is the main civilian police force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.{{cite web|url=http://kppolice.gov.pk/messages/igp.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423055137/https://kppolice.gov.pk/messages/igp.php|archive-date=23 April 2023|work=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police|title=Inspector General Of Police's Message}}
• The Reserve Frontier Police acts as the reserve unit of the KP Police.
• The Special Combat Unit is for counter-terrorism operations.
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Levies (11,739 personnel){{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1741736/1-fata-integrate-secretariat-k-p/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908030721/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1741736/1-fata-integrate-secretariat-k-p/|archive-date=8 September 2018|work=The Express Tribune|title=FATA to integrate secretariat into K-P|first=Iftikhar|last=Firdous|date=25 June 2018}} 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 have been absorbed into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police or pensioned off.{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/02/policing-responsibility-in-the-merged-districts-given-to-levies-and-khasadar-forces/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212070615/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/02/policing-responsibility-in-the-merged-districts-given-to-levies-and-khasadar-forces/|archive-date=12 February 2019|work=Samaa TV|title=Policing responsibility in the merged districts given to Levies and Khasadar forces|date=7 February 2019}}

• The Punjab Police operates in the Punjab province.{{cite web|url=http://www.punjabpolice.gov.pk/page.asp?id=136|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618050950/http://www.punjabpolice.gov.pk/page.asp?id=136|archive-date=18 June 2008|work=Punjab Police|title=History}}
• 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.{{cite web|url=http://punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/192.html|website=punjablaws.gov.pk|title=The Punjab Qaumi Razakars Ordinance, 1965|access-date=12 September 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/790176/failure-to-check-corruption-police-mull-razakar-force-abolition|work=Dawn|title=Failure to check corruption: Police mull razakar force abolition|first=Muhammad Faisal|last=Ali|date=4 March 2013|access-date=12 September 2023}}
• Punjab Highway Patrol
• Punjab Prisons manage 43 prisons.

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• The Sindh Police 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.

Pakistan's capital has its own Islamabad Police and subordinates units such as Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP). The Azad Kashmir Police operates in the semi-autonomous Azad Kashmir. The Gilgit-Baltistan Police operates in the semi-autonomous Gilgit-Baltistan region.

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The Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after Pakistan became independent from the British Raj. The service commands and provides leadership to federal, provincial, and territorial police forces. Its officers are assigned to different districts, provinces and stations across Pakistan. Most of the country's highest profile law enforcement positions are staffed by members of the PSP, including Inspector Generals of provinces, the Director Generals of the Intelligence Bureau and Federal Investigation Agency, and superintendents of the Frontier Constabulary & National Highways and Motorway Police. Officers are recruited through an extremely competitive examination held once a year by the Federal Public Service Commission. Those selected then must undergo a six month training programme known as CTP at the Civil Services Academy (CSA) in Lahore, and a further 18 months of specialised training occurs at the National Police Academy Islamabad.

Primarily operated through the four provincial governments and the Islamabad Capital Territory,{{cite web|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t041769|publisher=Oxford University Press|work=Grove Art Online|title=Islamabad|first=Kamil Khan|last=Mumtaz|date=2003|doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t041769|access-date=12 September 2023|url-access=subscription}} each police service has a jurisdiction extending only within the relevant province or territory.{{cite web|url=http://www.ispu.org/pdfs/ISPU%20-%20Police%20Reforms%20in%20Pakistan%20Report.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090015/http://www.ispu.org/pdfs/ISPU%20-%20Police%20Reforms%20in%20Pakistan%20Report.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|work=Institute for Social Policy and Understanding|title=Police & Law Enforcement in Pakistan: Crucial for Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Success|first=Hassan|last=Abbas|date=April 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.npb.gov.pk/partners/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118155449/http://www.npb.gov.pk/partners/|archive-date=18 January 2012|publisher=Ministry of Interior|work=National Police Bureau|title=Our Partners}}

The law enforcement agencies are also involved in providing first response to emergencies and other threats to public safety as well as protecting the infrastructure and maintaining order in the country. Apart from investigating crime scenes, criminal acts, suspected unlawful activities, and detention of suspected criminals pending judicial action, the law enforcement agencies (primarily police) also perform duties that include the service and enforcement of warrants, writs, and other orders of the courts.

• Federal Security Force, a defunct law enforcement agency
• Civil Armed Forces
• List of cases of law enforcement brutality in Pakistan
• Crime in Pakistan
• Organised crime in Pakistan

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