Balochistan Police
AgencynameBalochistan Police
Nativenameبلوچستان پولیس
AbbreviationB.P
Formedyear1970 (age 56)
Employees42,770
BudgetClassified
DivtypeProvince
Sizearea347,200 square kilometres (134,100 sq mi)
Sizepopulation23,000,000
LegaljurisBalochistan, Pakistan
GoverningbodyGovernment of Balochistan, Pakistan
Government of Pakistan
Constitution 1Constitution of Pakistan
HeadquartersQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Chief1nameMuhammad Tahir PSP
Chief1positionInspector General of Police 2. Khwaja Masrur Husain
ParentagencyPolice Service of Pakistan
Websitehttp://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/

Balochistan Police or Baloch Police[1] (Baloch, Urdu: بلوچستان پولیس) is responsible for policing urban Balochistan, Pakistan. Its strength is 42,770 as of 2023. The current Inspector General of Police, Balochistan is Muhammad Tahir.[2]

Law enforcement in Balochistan

Service colourDark blue and red
Uniform colourBlack, Khaki[3]

Balochistan Police is responsible for the law and order situation in mostly urban areas only, which are called A areas. This division has been in place, in various forms, since the time of the British Raj. Balochistan's rural areas, called B areas, are policed by the Balochistan Levies. The Frontier Corps operates in both areas. This division is seen as a severe handicap by the police as criminals based outside their limited area of jurisdiction can easily plan attacks and run away.

The distinction was eliminated by Musharraf, however, it was brought back by the PPP government of 2008 under CM Balochistan Aslam Raisani. The frequent swings in policy obviously do not allow institution-building and hurt the agencies' abilities to deal with crime.

Since Pakistan's post 9/11 involvement in the war on terrorism targeted killings, kidnappings, and terrorist attacks have risen substantially. In 2013 there were several bombings targeting the Hazara community in Quetta[4] and attacks on police including senior officials.

2008 - 2013

PPP formed a government in Balochistan and ruled in a coalition with Nawab Aslam Raisani as Chief Minister. Aslam Raisana chose Humayan Joegazai as CCPO Quetta, who was known to have close links with lashkar-e-Jhangvi. During the start of his career, he ordered policemen to fire live rounds at Hazara protesters. 25 innocent civilians were killed. He was brought back to Quetta by Raisani and during his tenure, things once again took a turn for the worse, particularly for the Hazara community.

Improvement in 2014

The number of terrorist attacks dropped from 205 in 2013 to 154 in 2014 (a 25 percent decline) and the number of people killed in terrorist attacks fell from around 350 in 2013 to 48 in 2014 (an 86 percent decline).[5]

Organization

  • Balochistan Constabulary, a reserve police unit of Balochistan police consisting of more than 10,000 personnel[6][7][8] located in the districts of Kharan and Khuzdar, was converted to a unit of Frontier Corps (Balochistan) and named the Kharan Rifles. It was organized at Khuzdar and then moved its HQ to Nokkundi in 1978. The personnel of the constabulary units were then organized as 75 Wing and 76 Wing, while 84 Wing of Chagai Militia was detached from that unit and placed under a command given the name "Kharan Rifles".

Designations

Designations of Balochistan Police are as follow:[9]

GradePolice RanksAbbreviations
BPS-05
  • Constable
  • PC
BPS-07
  • Head Constable
  • HC
BPS-09
  • Assistant Sub-Inspector
  • ASI
BPS-14
  • Sub-Inspector
  • SI
BPS-16
  • Police Inspector
  • Inspector
BPS-17
  • Assistant Superintendent of Police
  • Deputy Superintendent of Police
  • ASP
  • DSP
BPS-18
  • Superintendent of Police
  • SP
BPS-19
  • Senior Superintendent of Police/Assistant Inspector General
  • SSP/AIG
BPS-20
  • Deputy Inspector General
  • DIG
BPS-21
  • Additional Inspector General
  • Addl. IG
BPS-22
  • Inspector General of Police
  • IGP

Posts

SHO, SDPO, DPO, CCPO, RPO and PPO are posts, not ranks. So you may see a lower rank acting at a higher post for some time.[10]

IGPs of Balochistan Police

Name[11]From-dateTo-date
34Muhammad Tahir08 September 2025to Up-to-date
33Moazzam Jah Ansari28 August 202407-09-2025
32Abdul Khaliq Shaikh02-06-202228-08-2024
31Mohsin Hassan Butt01.03.202202-06-2022
30Muhammad Tahir Rai23-1-202123-02-2022
29Mohsin Hassan Butt13-7-201822-1-2021
28Mr. Moazzam Jah Ansari18-10-201712-7-2018
27Mr. Ahsan Mehboob02-11-201530-09-2017
26Mr. Muhammad Amlish17-06-201402-09-2015
25Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera25-02-201316-06-2014
24Mr. Tarik Umar Khitab15-06-201223-02-2013
23Rao Amin Hashim18-05-201110-05-2012
22Mr. Malik Muhammad Iqbal13-07-201006-04-2011
21Syed Jawed Ali Shah Bukhari06-08-200913-07-2010
20Mr. Asif Nawaz09-08-200802-07-2009
19Mr. Saud Gohar04-11-200709-08-2008
18Mr. Tariq Mehmood Khosa18-01-200703-11-2007
17Ch. Muhammad Yaqoob30-05-200431-12-2006
16Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Suddle19-09-200130-05-2004
15Syed Kamal Shah24-07-200016-09-2001
14Mr. Abdul Qadir Hayee28-11-199924-07-2000
13Mr. Muhammad Habib Khan30-11-199827-11-1999
12Mr. Asif Ali Shah29-04-199730-11-1998
11Mr. Javaid Qayum Khan31-10-199529-04-1997
10Mr. Faqir Zia Masoom25-07-199331-10-1995
9Mr. Gohar Zaman06-08-199225-07-1993
8Mr. Muhammad Aziz Khan13-02-199105-08-1992
7Mr. Kamar Alam30-09-198403-02-1991
6Syed Saadat Ali Shah04-09-198211-08-1984
5Dr. Dilshad Najmuddin05-07-197728-08-1982
4Comdr. M.A.R. Arif26-09-197404-07-1977
3Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Khan13-03-197312-04-1974
2Mr. Masroor Hassan07-02-197225-05-1972
1Ch. Fazal-E-Haq01-07-197017-01-1972

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Abdul Khaliq Sheikh appointed IG Balochistan". Latest News - The Nation. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. ^ "New look: Police mulling over proposal to change uniform colour". The Times of India. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ^ SATP
  5. ^ Balochistan Police Twitter SATP
  6. ^ "Current Expenditure (2010-2011)". Government of Balochistan. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Rs 152 bn Balochistan Budget 2010-11 presented". Government of Balochistan. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Development project". Government of Balochistan. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Police Officer Ranks, Badges and Grades". Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Police Officer Ranks, Badges and Grades". Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
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