Balochistan Police

Balochistan Police (Baloch, Urdu: بلوچستان پولیس) is responsible for policing urban Balochistan, Pakistan. Its strength is 38,000 as of 2018.[1] The current Inspector General of Police, Balochistan is Mohsin Hassan Butt.[2]

Balochistan Police
بلوچستان پولیس
AbbreviationB.P
Agency overview
Formed1963 (1963)
Employees38,000+
Annual budgetRs. 9 Billion
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		Pakistan
International agencyPakistan
CountriesYes
Operations jurisdictionPakistan
Map of Balochistan Police's jurisdiction.
Size347,190 square kilometres (134,050 sq mi)
Population12,344,408
Legal jurisdictionBalochistan
Governing bodyGovernment of Balochistan
Constituting instrument
  • yes
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersQuetta, Balochistan
Agency executive
  • Mr. Mohsin Hassan Butt PSP QPM, Inspector General of Police
Parent agencyPolice Service of Pakistan
Facilities
Stations70
Airbases0
Patrol cars120
Boats0
Planes1
Dogs12
Website
http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/

Law enforcement in Balochistan
Service colour Dark blue and red
  
Uniform colour Black, 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 Global War on Terror 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 Rule

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]

Grade Police Ranks Abbreviations
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-date To-date
29 Mohsin Hassan Butt 13-7-2018 Present
28 Mr. Moazzam Jah Ansari 18-10-2017 12-7-2018
27 Mr. Ahsan Mehboob 02-11-2015 30-09-2017
26 Mr. Muhammad Amlish 17-06-2014 02-09-2015
25 Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera 25-02-2013 16-06-2014
24 Mr. Tarik Umar Khitab 15-06-2012 23-02-2013
23 Rao Amin Hashim 18-05-2011 10-05-2012
22 Mr. Malik Muhammad Iqbal 13-07-2010 06-04-2011
21 Syed Jawed Ali Shah Bukhari 06-08-2009 13-07-2010
20 Mr. Asif Nawaz 09-08-2008 02-07-2009
19 Mr. Saud Gohar 04-11-2007 09-08-2008
18 Mr. Tariq Mehmood Khosa 18-01-2007 03-11-2007
17 Ch. Muhammad Yaqoob 30-05-2004 31-12-2006
16 Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Suddle 19-09-2001 30-05-2004
15 Syed Kamal Shah 24-07-2000 16-09-2001
14 Mr. Abdul Qadir Hayee 28-11-1999 24-07-2000
13 Mr. Muhammad Habib Khan 30-11-1998 27-11-1999
12 Mr. Asif Ali Shah 29-04-1997 30-11-1998
11 Mr. Javaid Qayum Khan 31-10-1995 29-04-1997
10 Mr. Faqir Zia Masoom 25-07-1993 31-10-1995
9 Mr. Gohar Zaman 06-08-1992 25-07-1993
8 Mr. Muhammad Aziz Khan 13-02-1991 05-08-1992
7 Mr. Kamar Alam 30-09-1984 03-02-1991
6 Syed Saadat Ali Shah 04-09-1982 11-08-1984
5 Dr. Dilshad Najmuddin 05-07-1977 28-08-1982
4 Comdr. M.A.R. Arif 26-09-1974 04-07-1977
3 Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Khan 13-03-1973 12-04-1974
2 Mr. Masroor Hassan 07-02-1972 25-05-1972
1 Ch. Fazal-E-Haq 01-07-1970 17-01-1972

See also

References
  1. Balochistan Police
  2. Staff Correspondent (20 October 2017). "Ansari new Balochistan IG". Dawn. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  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. http://www.pakistanhotline.com/2016/11/pakistan-police-ranks-badges-and-grades.html?m=1
  10. http://www.pakistanhotline.com/2016/11/pakistan-police-ranks-badges-and-grades.html?m=1
  11. "Inspectors General Police | Balochistan Police". balochistanpolice.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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