Punjab Constabulary

Law enforcement reserve police agency

Law enforcement agency

Punjab Constabulary
پنجاب کانسٹیبلری

Abbreviation| P.C
Agency overview
Formed| 16 December 1972
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Punjab, Pakistan
Map of Punjab Constabulary's jurisdiction
Size| 205,344 square kilometres (79,284 sq mi)
Population| 110,012,442
Legal jurisdiction| Punjab
General nature|

* Civilian police

Operational structure
Headquarters| Farooqabad, Sheikhupura District
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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* Semi-automatic rifle
* Submachine gun
* HK G3 Assault Rifle
* Light machine gun
* MP5A3 SMG
* Beretta 92FS Pistol
* Shotgun 12 Bore
* Sniper rifle
* Starting pistol (Starter Pistol)
* 38 Special Rivolver
* Bren light machine gun
* Tear Gas Gun
* Long Range Shell
* Short Range Shell
* Smoke Grenades
* Mortar Gun 60mm
* Morter Gun 40mm
* Tear Gas Mask
* Chemical Mask

## Head of Organization

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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

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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

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* Punjab Police
* Dolphin Force
* Elite Police
* Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
* Punjab Highway Patrol

## References

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