Punjab Highway Patrol

The Punjab Highway Patrol (Urdu: پنجاب شاہراہ گشتی‎; reporting name: PHP) serves as the safe highways police for all Provincial Highways of Punjab. The PHP patrol the roads to maintain safe highways and prevent crimes from taking place, especially in rural regions of Punjab. Recently, in many districts, some of the patrolling units have also been given the responsibility for imposing tickets for traffic violations.[1]

Punjab Highway Patrol
Urdu: پنجاب شاہراہ گشتی‬‎
AbbreviationPHP
MottoSafe Highways Urdu: محفوظ راہزن‎
Agency overview
Formed8 January 2003
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPunjab, Pakistan
Size205,344 km2 (79,284 sq mi)
Population81.8 Million
Legal jurisdictionPunjab
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersLahore, Punjab
Agency executive
  • Additional IGP, Inspector General of Police (IGP) / Provincial Police Officer
Website
www.punjabpolice.gov.pk

History
PHP Posts.

The Chief Minister of the Punjab announced the establishment of Patrolling Posts on the highways throughout the province on 8 January 2003. The object was to provide security to the people traveling on the highways and improve thana (Police Station) culture. 450 Patrolling Post would be established in two phases. By 31 March 2005 more than 190 posts have become operational and others will soon be commissioned. More than 11,500 constables have been recruited and trained in two years. They receive a special pay package which is almost twice that of the regular police. The Punjab Highway Patrol is headed by an officer of the rank of an Additional Inspector-General of Police.

Head of Organization
  • Additional Inspectors General of police is the Head of Punjab Highway Patrol.
  • The list of heads of this unit who commanded this organisation of Punjab Police is as under:
Name of OfficersFromTo
Mr. Tariq Saleem PSP4 August 20067 May 2007
Mr. Javed Noor PSP7 May 200726 January 2008
Mr. Muhammad Altaf Qamar PSP PPM25 February 20084 June 2008
Mr. Muhammad Zahid Mahmood PSP4 June 20088 March 2009
Mr. Mirza Muhammad Yasin PSP8 March 20093 April 2009
Mr. Zahid Mahmood PSP3 April 200913 May 2009
Mr. Mohamamd Wasim PSP13 May 200931 January 2011
Mr. Humayun Raza Shafi PSP21 February 201114 June 2011
Mr. Khan Baig PSP16 June 20112 January 2013
Mr. Malik Khuda Bakhsh Awan PSP2 January 20138 April 2013
Mr. Sohail Khan PSP12 April 201328 July 2014
Mr. Mian Javed Islam PSP28 July 20148 October 2015
Dr. Arif Mushtaq Chaudhary PSP13 October 201522 February 2016
Mr. Amjad Javid Saleemi PSP22 February 201622 May 2018
Mr. Kunwar Shahrukh PSP31 May 2018August 2018–present
Mr. Abubakar Khuda Bakhsh PSPAugust 2018December 2018
Mr. Ahmad Ishaque Jahangir PSPDecember 2018February 2019
Mr. Capt(R) Ahmad Latif PSPFebruary 2019April 2019
Mr. Manzoor Sarwar Chaudhary PSPApril 2019November 2019
Mr. Capt(R) Zafar Iqbal Awan PSPNovember 2019–

Objectives
  • Control crime on highways with a system of foot and mobile patrol within an area extending to 220 feet on either side of the designated highways
  • Apprehend criminals and hand them over to the local police
  • Preserve the crime scene and inform the local police after commission of an offence
  • Take measures to control traffic accidents
  • In case of accident, provide first aid to the injured and transport the seriously injured to hospital
  • Serve as reporting centres and provide emergency help in the form of guidance and road-side assistance
  • Keep the highways clear of encroachments in coordination with the competent authority
  • Conduct effective nakabandi (picketing on roads/highways) to stop a suspect vehicle following a crime or an accident
  • Check over-speeding and use of pressure horns in public service vehicles
  • Ensure round the clock presence of uniformed, well trained, well educated, alert and vigilant force
  • Traffic management on 12 Highways across the province

Training

Training occurs at the Chohung Training Center in Lahore. In addition to regular police training, the personnel of the Punjab Highway Patrol have been given 1 month of elite police training, to deal with criminals. They have also been given instructions in the following areas:

  • Character building
  • Principles of patrolling
  • Preservation of the scene of crime
  • Stop, search and arrest
  • First aid
  • Public dealing / Community policing
  • Safety and cleanliness.

Uniform
PHP Officers.

In order to distinguish Punjab Highway Patrol from general police a special uniform has been designed.

Helpline

In case of emergencies for help/assistance, Punjab Highway Patrol has established a helpline 1124 for road commuters.

Vehicles
PHP Vehicles.

Weapons

See also

References
  1. http://punjabpolice.gov.pk/highwaypatrol
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