List of law enforcement agencies in Pakistan

Anti-Narcotics Force officer checking passengers at Jinnah International Airport.

• Airports Security Force (8,945 personnel) is part of the Aviation Division and is responsible for protecting the airports, facilities and the planes (on-ground or in-air). It safeguards the civil aviation industry against unlawful interferences, adopting counter terrorism measures, preventing crime and maintaining law and order within the limits of Pakistani airports.

• Anti-Narcotics Force (3,100 personnel) is tasked with combating narcotics smuggling and use within Pakistan.

• The Federal Investigation Agency is a border control, counter-intelligence and security agency under the Interior Ministry, tasked with investigative jurisdiction on undertaking operations against terrorism, espionage, federal crimes, fascism, smuggling as well as infringement and other specific crimes.[1]

• Frontier Constabulary (26,000 personnel) is a paramilitary police force responsible for maintaining law and order and dealing with situations outside the capabilities of the civilian police force of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was founded in the British Indian Empire in 1913, it was named after the former North-West Frontier Province.[2]

• National Highways and Motorway Police is responsible for enforcement of traffic and safety laws, security and recovery on the National Highways and Motorway network. The NH&MP use SUVs, cars and heavy motorbikes for patrolling purposes and uses speed cameras for enforcing speed limits.

• National Police Academy is a training centre for the senior officers of civilian police agencies.

• Pakistan Coast Guard (7,000 personnel) is a paramilitary force operating along the coast of Pakistan.

• Pakistan Railways Police operates on the railway system of Pakistan.

• Pakistan Customs operates in the airports and seaports of Pakistan.

• Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation is the investigation branch of the Federal Board of Revenue.

• Gilgit Baltistan Scouts (2,481 personnel) is a paramilitary force operating in the northernmost parts of Pakistan.

• Pakistan Rangers (41,000 personnel) are a pair of paramilitary forces operating along the India-Pakistan border.

• Frontier Corps (80,000 personnel) are a pair of paramilitary forces operating along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

• Pakistan Armed Police is the branch of Pakistan Armed Forces new & largest paramilitary force for whole country & operating along the all borders.

• Pakistan Federal Police is new & largest police force for whole country.

A young Elite Force commando of Punjab Police

Each province and territory has its own police forces including specialist units such as:

• Crime Investigation Department

Sindh

A constable of the Sindh Police in uniform with a handgun on his belt.

• The Sindh Police (128,500 personnel) 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.