Elite Police
Elite Police Force, Punjab | |
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Lahore police academy attack | |
Commanders | |
Ceremonial commander | Chief Minister Punjab |
The Elite Police (
History
The Elite Force was created on the order of the then Punjab
On August 12, 2017 a twelve year old boy was crushed to death by Elite Force Vehicle accompanying Mr. Nawaz Sharif (ex-prime minister). None of the vehicles including rescue vehicles or the vehicle responsible stopped or took the boy to the hospital. Family of the victim was also pressurized later to omit vehicle registration number from first information report to police.[7]
Organization
The Elite Police Force is headed by the Additional Inspector-General of Police, Elite Police Force, Punjab, Lahore. Currently, Kunwar Shahrukh, Additional Inspector-General of Police is leading Elite Police Police Force in Punjab.[8] During operations, they are headed by an officer trained in a "Basic Elite" course.[9]
The Elite Force is used in a range of special operations including "high-risk searches, raids and rescue operations".[10] Members of the Elite Force are trained for six months at the Elite Police Training School (EPTS) at
Equipment
- Glock series Pistol
- Beretta 92FSPistol
- Heckler & Koch MP5 SMG
- M4 carbine Assault Rifle
- HK G3Assault Rifle
- Type 56 Assault Rifle
- POF PSR-90 Sniper Rifle
- MG3Machine Gun
- POF Eye
- Shotguns
- Hand Grenades
- Smoke Grenades
- Binoculars
- Night vision goggles
And other protective gears.
Head of Organization
The highest rank in the Elite Police is the rank of
No. | Name of Officer | From | To |
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1 | Javed Noor, PSP | 12-02-2007 | 07-05-2007 |
2 | Tariq Saleem Dogar, PSP | 07-05-2007 | 09-05-2008 |
3 | Kalb-i-Abbas, PSP | 08-03-2010 | 05-11-2011 |
4 | Muhammad Tahir, PSP | 10-06-2015 | 20-10-2015 |
5 | Shahid Hanif, PSP PPM | 23-02-2018 | 04-08-2018 |
6 | Shahid Hanif, PSP PPM | 29-10-2018 | 16-04-2020 |
7 | Muhammad Farooq Mazhar, PSP | 16-04-2020 | 25-03-2021 |
8 | Kunwar Shahrukh, PSP | 06-12-2021 | 27-12-2022 |
9 | DR Muhammad Waqar Abbasi, PSP | 21-08-2023 | Till date |
See also
- List of Special Response Units
- Elite Police Academy
References
- ^ "India condemns police academy attack". Dawn.com. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ "How Pakistan academy attack started". BBC. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ "Sri Lanka cricket team attacked". Yahoo news. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "Elite Force". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ "Punjab earmarks more funds for Elite Force". 2004-03-13. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- from the original on January 7, 2011.
- ^ "Boy crushed to death by Elite Force vehicle in Nawaz Sharif's convoy - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ "Elite Police | Punjab Police". punjabpolice.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ a b "Gujrat Police official website, Standard Operating Procedures" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ Punjab Police, Elite Force Official website Archived 2009-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 17 March 2009
- ^ "Sri Lanka cricket team attacked". Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "Elite Police". Punjab Police Official Website.