Islamabad Police Explained

Agencyname:Islamabad Police
Commonname:Islamabad Police
Capital Territory Police
Abbreviation:ICT Police
Flag:File:ICT_POLICE_FLAG.png
Flagcaption:Flag of ICT Police
Logocaption:Emblem
Motto:Pride in Service
Preceding1:Municipal Police
Employees:12,625
Country:Pakistan
Divtype:Capital City
Divname:Islamabad
Map:Islamabad Capital Territory in Pakistan (claims hatched).svg
Sizearea:906.50 square kilometers
Sizepopulation:1,875,000
Legaljuris:Islamabad Capital Territory
Governingbody:Government of Islamabad
Police:Yes
Local:Yes
Headquarters:Police Lines, H-11, Islamabad
Chief1name:Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi
Chief1position:Inspector General of Police
Parentagency:Police Service of Pakistan
Stations:32
Vehicle1type:Police car
Animal1type:Horse
Animal2type:Dog

Islamabad Capital Territory Police (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|اسلام آباد دارلحکومت علاقہ پولیس), also known as Islamabad Police,[1] is a police force formed in 1981 to police Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan under administrative control of the Chief Commissioner, Islamabad Capital Territory Administration.[2]

The force is headed by a senior officer (BS-21) of the Police Service of Pakistan, who serves as the Inspector General of the law enforcement agency. It has 12,625 employees,[3] and consists of 32 police stations.[4]

History

The ICT Police was formed via a Presidential Order No. 17 and 18, in 1980.[5]

Departments

Services

Service colourSky blue and Dark blue
Uniform colourSky blue, Dark blue

Special units

Vehicles

City Police

Traffic Police

Crime Investigation Agency (CIA)

CIA is the Investigation Wing of Islamabad Capital Territory Police working under the supervision of a Superintendent of Police (SP). It is responsible for tracing out heinous cases referred to it by SSP. The office of CIA Wing is located in I-9 Markaz and is usually run by a Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) ranked officer who heads around 70 officers. The wing has developed specialized skills over the years to locate gang members and other criminals. Overall, it had busted many gangs and criminals since it came into existence. The Anti Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) is another wing of CIA. It is headed by an Inspector having 48 personnel.

Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS)

The ATS is a special police commando force, which is a part of ICT Police that is distinguished by their full black uniform and maroon beret. Police officers from all over the country can enroll for ATS by qualifying their rigorous physical test. Its function is to investigate the activities of organized criminal groups and counter terrorist activities. This unit also coordinates with other similar agencies in the country.

Inspector Generals

Inspector Generals of Islamabad Police[6]
S.No Name Tenure startTenure endRef.
1 Muhammad Nawaz Malik1 January 19818 August 1986
2 Khawar Zaman4 September 19869 May 1988
3 Wajahat Latif21 May 198814 January 1990
4 Iftikhar Rashid14 January 19901 July 1991
5 M. Mohsin19 Apr 199328 May 1993
6 Jehanzaib Burki28 May 19939 March 1994
12 May 199219 April 1993
7 Asad Mehmood Alvi1 June 199418 February 1996
8 Abdul Qadir Haye19 February 199626 November 1996
9 Saleem Tariq Lone26 May 19971 September 1998
10 Israr Ahmed1 September 199827 October 1999
11 M.R. Zia26 November 199624 May 1997
27 October 19994 November 1999
12 Major (R) Mian Zaheer Ahmed18 November 199920 March 2002
13 Muhammad Akram30 March 200213 November 2003
14 Fiaz Ahmad Khan Toru11 November 20031 November 2004
15 Tallat Mehmood Tariq6 November 2004 21 July 2005
16 Iftikhar Ahmad 21 July 200527 August 2007
17 Shahid Nadeem Baloach20 September 20078 May 2008
18 Syed Asghar Raza Gardezi8 May 200831 December 2008
19 Kalb-i-Abbas1 January 200924 May 2009
20 Syed Kaleem Imam25 May 200924 January 2011[7]
21 Wajid Ali Durrani24 January 201116 June 2011[8]
22 Bani-Amin Khan17 June 201123 July 2013[9]
23 Sikander Hayat23 July 2013March 2014[10]
24 Aftab Cheema24 April 201421 August 2014[11]
25 Tahir Alam Khan1 September 2014 31 January 2016[12]
26 Tariq Masood Yasin13 April 2016March 2017[13]
27 Muhammad Khalid Khattak1 April 20178 December 2017[14]
28 Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri9 December 201713 June 2018[15]
29 Jan Muhammad14 June 2018 3 November 2018[16]
30 Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan4 November 20186 January 2021[17]
31Qazi Jamil-ur-Rehman7 January 20216 December 2021[18]
32Muhammad Ahsan Younas7 December 202121 May 2022[19]
33Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan21 May 2022April 2024[20]
34Syed Ali Nasir RizviApril 2024Till date

Picture gallery

Traffic Police

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 July 2022 . Criminals held; liquor, drugs and weapons recovered . 2022-07-24 . . en.
  2. Web site: Chief Commissioner – ICT Administration . 2023-03-13 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Islamabad Police . 2023-09-26 . islamabadpolice.gov.pk.
  4. Web site: Islamabad Police . 2023-09-26 . islamabadpolice.gov.pk.
  5. Web site: Islamabad Police . 2022-07-24 . islamabadpolice.gov.pk.
  6. Web site: Islamabad Police . 2023-09-26.
  7. Web site: 2009-05-25 . Syed Kaleem appointed IG Islamabad . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  8. Web site: 2011-01-21 . Wajid Durrani new IGP Islamabad . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  9. Web site: 2011-06-15 . Durrani appointed Sindh IGP . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  10. Web site: 2013-07-16 . Sikandar Hayat appointed as IGP Islamabad . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  11. Web site: Report . 2014-08-21 . Government removes IG Islamabad after mob succeeds entering in red zone . 2023-09-26 . . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2014-09-02 . Tahir Alam appointed IGP Islamabad – Business Recorder . 2023-09-26 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: Anjum . Shakeel . 2016-04-13 . Tariq Masood appointed as IGP Islamabad . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  14. Web site: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . 2017-04-26 . New Islamabad IGP appointed . 2023-09-26 . DAWN.COM . en.
  15. Web site: 2017-12-10 . Sultan Azam Temuri assumes charge as IGP Islamabad . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  16. Web site: Zaafir . Muhammad Saleh . 2018-06-14 . Reshuffle in country’s bureaucracy . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  17. Web site: Qarar . Shakeel . 2018-11-02 . Govt appoints grade-21 officer Amir Zulfiqar as Islamabad IGP . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  18. Web site: Azeem . Munawer . Asad . Malik . 2021-01-07 . Islamabad gets new IGP . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  19. Web site: Azeem . Munawer . 2021-12-07 . Capital police get another chief in less than a year . 2023-09-26 . . en.
  20. Web site: Qarar . Shakeel . 2022-05-21 . Dr Akbar Nasir Khan appointed new Islamabad IGP . 2023-09-26 . . en.