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Punjab Constabulary
پنجاب کانسٹیبلری
AbbreviationP.C
Agency overview
Formed01 Feb 1987
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPunjab, Pakistan
Map of Punjab Constabulary's jurisdiction
Size205,344 square kilometres (79,284 sq mi)
Population110,012,442
Legal jurisdictionPunjab
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersFarooqabad, District Sheikhupura
Agency executive
  • Imran Arshad (PSP), Commandant Punjab Constabulary / Additional IG of Police
Website
punjabconstabulary.gov.pk

The Punjab Constabulary (Punjabi, Urdu: پنجاب کانسٹیبلری) is a law enforcement agency in Pakistan which is responsible to maintain peace in Punjab Province by assisting Punjab Police. IG Police is the provincial police officer and heads all subordinate police units. Punjab Constabulary is a police unit working under the command of Commandant (Addl: Inspector General of Police). It takes actions to maintain law and order in the province and participate in different rescue operations.[1][2][3] Punjab Constabulary is reserve police which provides security to different personalities[4] and guards are deputed at different sensitive buildings all over the Punjab.[5][6][7]

Addl: Inspector General of Police, Imran Arshad, PSP has been appointed the new Commandant of Punjab Constabulary as of 08.05.2023.[8]

History[edit]

The District Armed Reserves remained more or less static since independence. Government of Punjab created Punjab Reserve Police in 1972 with the following sanctioned strength:

SP DSP Inspector Sub Inspector ASI Head Constable Constable
01 03 06 25 23 113 1000

The strength of PRP was gradually increased from time to time and by 1981 was as under:

DIG SP DSP Inspector Sub Inspector ASI Head Constable Constable
01 01 04 11 44 49 244 2636

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.

Later on, the level of command was upgraded from DIG to the Addl: IGP on 27-02-2006. Now Punjab Constabulary is a borrowing agency where police officials[10] and officers of different ranks (Constable to Inspector) are received from various districts and regions for a period of 02 years.[11] On completion of 02 years period, they are repatriated to their parent districts/regions subject to provision of substitutes.

ISLAMABAD, June 19, 2007: Around 1,300 personnel of Punjab Constabulary (PC), called to reinforce the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police to handle the Lal Masjid crisis, demonstrated in the Aabpara Chowk on Tuesday in protest against the death of a colleague.[12]

In a major corruption case of Battalion No.3 Punjab constabulary Multan, action was taken against the guilty ones[13][14][15][16][17]

Organization[edit]

The Punjab Constabulary is constituted by the Police Order 2002 and operates under Police Rules of 1934. Regional Police Officers and District Police Officers send demand of PC Force to IGP Punjab Lahore as per prevailing law & order situation. The AIG/Operations CPO Punjab distributes PC Force as per the demand of the Regions/Districts. Therefore, on receipt of the direction/order from CPO Punjab Lahore, the PC Force (Reserves) are dispatched to the concerned Districts for a limited period.[18] Punjab Constabulary has 07 Battalions in different cities and Headquarters is situated in Farooqabad City, District Sheikhupura.[19][20][21] Detail of Punjab Constabulary's Battalions is as under:-

Battalion Address / City
Battalion No.1 Abbas Lines, Lahore
Battalion No.2 Rawat, Rawalpindi
Battalion No.3 Matti Tall, Multan
Battalion No.4 Makkuana, Faisalabad
Battalion No.5 Abbas Lines, Lahore
Battalion No.6 Farooqabad, District Sheikhupura
Battalion No.7 Abbas Lines, Lahore
Headquarters Farooqabad, District Sheikhupura

Detail of Sanctioned Strength of PC Force[22] is mentioned below:-

Battalion SSP/SP DSP Inspector Sub Inspector ASI Head Constable Constable Total
Battalion No.1 01 03 09 33 70 160 1470 1746
Battalion No.2 01 03 09 33 70 160 1470 1746
Battalion No.3 01 04 09 33 70 160 1470 1747
Battalion No.4 01 04 09 33 70 160 1470 1747
Battalion No.5 01 03 09 33 70 160 1470 1746
Battalion No.6 - 03 06 33 70 160 1470 1742
Battalion No.7 01 02 09 33 70 230 1470 1815
Headquarters 01 -- 03 19 21 130 377 551
Total 07 22 63 250 511 1320 10667 12840

Equipment[edit]

Head of Organization[edit]

Additional Inspector General of Police is the Commandant of Punjab Constabulary.[23] Hereunder, is the list of Commandants who have served this unit.

No. Name of Officer From To
1 Agha Raza Ali 16-12-1972 10-04-1975
2 Ch. Muhammad Ashiq 23-04-1975 24-09-1975
3 LR Niblet 25-09-1975 06-05-1976
4 Malik Ghulam Rasool 02-05-1976 30-05-1977
5 Sarosh Rauf Alvi 07-06-1977 16-08-1977
6 Ghulam Asghar Khan 20-08-1977 24-10-1977
7 Muhammad Asghar Khan 25-10-1977 20-03-1978
8 Fazal Mahmood 20-03-1978 17-09-1978
9 LR Niblet 17-09-1978 30-07-1980
10 Ghulam Asghar Malik 30-07-1980 27-10-1981
11 Muhammad Sadiq Malik 28-10-1981 05-08-1984
12 LR Niblet 22-11-1984 28-03-1985
13 Shahid Hussain 28-03-1985 31-05-1985
14 Khalid Latif 21-07-1985 23-01-1990
15 Jahangir Mirza 24-01-1990 21-08-1993
16 Maj. (R) Mian Zaheer Ahmad 21-08-1993 09-10-1995
17 Dr. Azhar Hassan Nadeem 05-11-1995 28-10-1998
18 Tallat Mahmood Tariq 31-10-1998 06-02-2000
19 Kh. Khalid Farooq 07-02-2000 10-06-2000
20 Tallat Mahmood Tariq 10-06-2000 22-05-2001
21 Tariq Saleem 23-05-2001 22-09-2001
22 Parvez Raheem Rajput 22-09-2001 02-09-2002
23 Tahir Anwar Pasha 02-09-2002 14-01-2004
24 Khawaja Khalid Farooq (QPM) 15-01-2004 29-05-2004
25 Parvez Raheem Rajpoot 29-05-2004 09-10-2004
26 Syed Saqlain Naqvi 09-10-2004 29-10-2004
27 Khawaja Khalid Farooq (QPM) 29-10-2004 20-09-2005
28 Tallat Mahmood Tariq 21-09-2005 26-01-2006
29 Javed Noor 27-01-2006 27-02-2006
30 Muhammad Ali 27-02-2006 17-06-2006
31 Muhammad Waseem 17-06-2006 16-01-2007
32 Khwaja Khalid Farooq 16-01-2007 02-06-2008
33 Shamas ul Hassan 02-06-2008 04-07-2008
34 Tallat Mahmood Tariq 04-07-2008 19-03-2009
35 Fayyaz Ahmad Mir 26-03-2009 04-04-2009
36 Haji Muhammad Habib ur Rehman 04-04-2009 17-02-2012
37 Ahmad Raza Tahir 23-04-2012 08-07-2013
38 Capt (R) Muhammad Zubair 12-08-2013 30-07-2014
39 Syed Dilawar Abbas 31-07-2014 13-10-2014
40 Hussain Asghar 22-10-2014 30-06-2018
41 Kunwar Shahrukh 29-10-2018 17.07.2020
41 Muhammad Ehsan Tufail 20-07-2020 08-04-2023
42 Imran Arshad 08-05-2023 Present

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "17,000 cops to be engaged for flood duty". Dawn.com. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  2. ^ "Provincial flood plans: 17,000 policemen to help flood relief". The Tribune. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  3. ^ "Operation against Chotu gang continues, Punjab Constabulary officers called back for Muharram duty". The Nation. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  4. ^ "سکیورٹی بارے غیر ملکی کھلاڑیوں کا بیان سامنے آگیا۔۔۔". Daily Khabrain. 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  5. ^ "Law Minister's Video Link Meeting, Security Review". Daily Jang. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  6. ^ "سکیورٹی خدشات: پنجاب کانسٹیبلری فورس اسلام آباد پہنچ گئی". Punjab Police.
  7. ^ "Punjab Constabulary is Helpful to maintain peace in the Province". Daily Pakistan. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  8. ^ "New Commandant Punjab Constabulary Takes Charge".
  9. ^ "Chapter No.13 - Statutary [sic] Annual Report" (PDF). Punjab Police. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  10. ^ "Police Protest due to the death of Constable of Punjab Constabulary". BBC. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  11. ^ "لوگوں کے جان مال اور عزت کی حفاظت کرنا ہماری اولین ذمہ داری ہے:آرپی او ملتان". Daily Europe International.
  12. ^ "Colleague's death makes police turn on superiors". Dawn News. 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  13. ^ "Accountant General of Punjab penalises senior auditors in Constabulary Accounts case". Dawn.com. 2007-09-09. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  14. ^ "NAB arrests Layyah SSP in Rs213 million fraud". Customs Today. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  15. ^ "Corruption: remand of five Punjab Constabulary men extended". 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  16. ^ "Punjab police 'financial crunch claim a farce". The Nation. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  17. ^ "پنجاب کنسٹیبلری میں 23 کروڑ خورد برد' تحقیقات کا دائرہ وسیع' مزید 31 افراد شامل تفتیش". روزنامہ نوائے وقت. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  18. ^ "پولیس کے وقار کو بحال کیا جائے". Jehlum Updates. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  19. ^ "Punjab Constabulary Farooqabad" (PDF). PPRA Services Portal.
  20. ^ "IG shuffles six police officers". The News.
  21. ^ "Security personnel protest lack of food". The Dawn. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  22. ^ "Sanctioned Strength of Punjab Constabulary".
  23. ^ "Commandants Punjab Constabulary". Punjab Constabulary Official Website.
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