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Special Branch (Pakistan) (Urdu: سپیشل برانچ ) are an intelligence unit in the Police Service of Pakistan. [1] It is a specialized unit in each provincial police force [ 2 ] responsible for collecting and analyzing intelligence information within its territory.
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. [5]
The National Police Academy (NPA) (Urdu: قومی پولیس درسگاہ پاکستان) is the National Institute for training of the Police Service of Pakistan officers who have been selected through the Central Superior Services examination. The trained officers on passing out hold the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police.
The Sindh Police (Urdu: سندھ پولیس, Sindhi: سنڌ پوليس), is a law enforcement agency established in 1843 under a proclamation issued by Sir Charles James Napier, who became the conqueror of the State of Sindh by defeating the forces of the Talpur rulers at the Battle of Miani near Hyderabad on 20 March 1843.
Since 2010, Karachi CTD personnel have engaged in police encounters, shoot-outs, murder cases, and high speed chases involving the al-Qaeda and TTP terrorists. In 2015, CTD teams gunned down four al-Qaeda operatives after a high speed chase took place in Qayyumabad in Karachi. [ 11 ]
Naqvi, intervened to protect a distressed woman from an agitated mob. She was awarded the prestigious Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal, the highest gallantry award. [8] [9] [10]In a widely circulated video online, Naqvi was observed attempting to diffuse a heated situation involving a group of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) supporters who were reportedly agitated with a woman at a local eatery.
Moreover, it has been instrumental in efforts to break terrorist networks and organised crime rackets throughout the country especially Karachi through its sophisticated human and technical intelligence apparatus. [10] The agency had also been blamed for its belligerent role in Operation Clean-up at Karachi in 1991–92 and 1994–96. [10]
Karachi Circular Railway, partially revived in November 2020, offers public transit services in the Karachi metropolitan area. [478] [479] Additionally, plans are underway to resurrect Karachi's tramway service, which ceased operations in 1975, in collaboration with Austrian experts. [480] [481]