The Gilgit-Baltistan Police (), formerly known as Northern Areas Police, is responsible for
law enforcement
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms gove ...
in the
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...
region of
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. The mission of the GB Police is the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and enforcement of the
Constitution of Pakistan
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.
The current Inspector General of Gilgit-Baltistan Police is Afzal Mehmood Butt since July 2023.
Organization
There are around twelve administrative branches working under Inspector-General of Police at the Central Police Office, Gilgit.Each of the branch is headed by the
Additional Inspector General of Police. Operationally, the force is divided into three
administrative divisions
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
of Gilgit-Baltistan, namely
Gilgit
Gilgit (; Shina language, Shina: ; ) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...
,
Baltistan
Baltistan (); also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet, is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and constitutes a northern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
, and
Diamer where the force is headed by a Regional Police Officer (RPO) with a rank not less than a
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP)
* Investigation Branch
*
Special Branch
Special Branch is a label customarily used to identify units responsible for matters of national security and Intelligence (information gathering), intelligence in Policing in the United Kingdom, British, Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth, ...
* Operations Branch
* Establishment and headquarters
* Training Branch
* Logistic Branch
*
CTD
* Logistic Branch
* Tourism Police
* Legal Branch
* Special Protection Unit
* Crime Branch
* IBEX Squad
IGPs of GB Police
See also
*
Law enforcement in Pakistan
Law enforcement in Pakistan () is one of the three main components of the criminal justice system of Pakistan, alongside the judiciary and the prisons.
The country has a mix of federal, provincial and territorial police forces with both general ...
References
External links
Official website of Gilgit-Baltistan Police
{{Law enforcement in Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan Police
Provincial law enforcement agencies of Pakistan
Government of Gilgit-Baltistan
Organizations established in 1970
1970 establishments in Pakistan
Government agencies established in 1970