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Azad Kashmir Police

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Azad Kashmir Police
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The Azad Kashmir Police (آزاد کشمیر پولیس) or Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police (AJKP) is responsible for law enforcement in the Azad Kashmir region administered by Pakistan. It is presently headed by Inspector-General of Police, Abdul Jabbar (PSP),[1] and headquartered in the Central Police Office (CPO) Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir.

Quick facts Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police آزاد جموں و کشمیر پولیس, Abbreviation ...

Unlike the police chiefs of other administrative units of Pakistan, where Inspector General of Police are usually officer of BPS-22, the Inspector-General of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police is usually an officer of (BPS-21), due to the small size of the force.

The mission of the AJK Police is the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and enforcement of the Constitution of Pakistan.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police consists of 80,000 manpower, responsible for law and order in the 10 districts of the Azad Kashmir. Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police works under the supervision of Home department - Government of Azad Kashmir.[2]

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Composition and Organization

Central Police Office (CPO), Muzzaffarabad serves as headquarters of AJK Police where Inspector General of Police, Azad Kashmir Police (AJKP) sits. All main administrative branches of AJK Police such as Investigation, Finance and Establishment branches are headquartered at CPO Muzzafarabad. When it comes to operational jurisdiction, AJK Police is divided into three ranges located at three divisions of Azad Kashmir. Each range is headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) who are called as Regional Police Officers (RPO).These regions are consisted of 3 to 4 district police. Each District Police is led by an officer with a rank of Superintendent of Police who is considered as the District Police Officer (DPO). Currently, Muzzafarabad, Poonch and Mirpur are three ranges of AJK Police that are being led by DIGP rank police officials.

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Departments

Services

  • 24 Hours Helpline
  • Emergency Help (Madadgar One-Five 15 )
  • Police Khidmat Markaz
  • Safe City Project (Muzzafarabad)
  • Digital Sentinel System / E-Policing
  • Theft Reporting
  • Child Lost and Found Center
  • Forensic Science Lab (FSL)
  • Complaint Redressal System (CRS)
  • Bomb Disposal Squad
  • Crime investigation
  • Safe City Projects
  • Tourism Police

Designations

Designations of AJK Police are as follows:

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Posts

SHO, SDPO, DPO, CPO, RPO and PPO are posts, not ranks. So you may see a lower rank acting as a higher post for some time.

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IGPs of AJK Police

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See also

References

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