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The Punjab Police is constituted by the Police Order 2002 and operates under the Police Rules of 1934. The Central Police Office (CPO) in Lahore which has a number of branches, including the Legal Affairs Division (Legal Branch), Finance and Welfare, Operations, Training, and Research and Development.
In 1982 the strength was enhanced to 5000 with its contingents at Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan & Gujranwala. On 01-02-1987, PRP was renamed as “Punjab Constabulary”. A separate Anti-riot Force was raised as a unit of Punjab Police. [9] The purpose was to build the capacity of police and reduce its dependence on rangers/army.
The Punjab Police operates in the Punjab province. [15] 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. [16] [17] Punjab Highway Patrol; Punjab Prisons manage 43 prisons. An officer of the Sindh Police
June 17: Clashes in Lahore between the Punjab Police and Pakistan Awami Tehreek activists results in several protesters being killed by police gunfire. [274] [275] [276] July 6: Start of 2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes; September 4: Monsoon rains in Pakistan kill more than 40 people.
The Elite Police were also extensively involved in neutralizing enemy combatants who had laid siege to the Manawan Police Training School during the 2009 Lahore police academy attacks. Mumtaz Qadri, the bodyguard who shot and killed Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer in Islamabad on January 4, 2011 was a member of the Elite Police. [6]
The October 2009 Lahore attacks were simultaneous assaults on three buildings across Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, on 15 October 2009, around 9:15 am local time.The attacks killed 38 and wounded at least 20.
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.
Urdu & English: July 2004 April 2018 Karachi [32] [33] Express 24/7: English 5 February 2009 2019 [34] Waqt News: Urdu: 2007 29 October 2018 Lahore [35] Punjab TV Punjabi: 2007 2019 Aap News Urdu: 2018 2020 Islamabad [36] Indus News: English: 2018 2021 Lahore