Law enforcement in Pakistan

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The police logo of Pakistan.
Police honorary ribbon.
Service colour Dark blue and red
        
Uniform colour Black, Khaki[1]
        

Law enforcement in Pakistan (Urdu: قانون نافذ کرنے والے ادارے) is one of the three main components of the criminal justice system of Pakistan, alongside the courts and the corrections.[2][3] In Pakistan, the law enforcement is jointly carried out by the federal and provincial police services who form a chain leading from investigation of suspected criminal activity to administration of criminal punishment.[4] The courts system is vested with the power to make legal determinations regarding the conduct of the other two components.[3]

Primarily operated through four province's governmental agencies, including the Islamabad, each police services has a jurisdiction extending only to the relevant province or territory.[5] 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.[4]

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. At the federal jurisdiction, there are number of law enforcement agencies including the FIA, IB, ANF, NACTA, and the Motorway Police.[4] The each four province have their own police services such as: Punjab Police, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police, Sindh Police, Balochistan Police. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police services have county units such as the Frontier Constabulary.[4] Commissioners in police are appointed as Inspector-General who are the most senior officers from the Police Service— a component of the Central Superior Services of Pakistan.[6]

Agencies

Federal
Pakistan motorway police vehicle.
ANF officer checking passengers at Jinnah International Airport.
  • Airports Security Force, Prompts safety of Civil Aviation through development of legal framework, practices, procedures, technical and human resources to prevent/respond to acts of unlawful interference within airport premises.
  • Anti-Narcotics Force
  • Federal Investigation Agency[7]
    • Director General: Akbar Khan Hoti, PSP, PPM
  • Special Security Unit : As a semi-autonomous part of National Crises Management Cell (NCMC), Coordinate, Interrogate, Monitor and Regulate the various activities of all law enforcement agencies both civilian and armed forces along with the filtration of shared Information and update the policy draft including implementation of internal security SOP ( Standing Operating Procedures ) for VVIP/VIP's and the members of public in the supreme national interest under Ministry of Interior and Defence, Government of Pakistan
    • Director : Dr. Tariq Ishaque
Provincial

See also

References

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  16. Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
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