Azad Kashmir Police

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police
آزاد جموں و کشمیر پولیس
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AbbreviationA.J.K.P.
Agency overview
Employees80,000
Annual budgetClassified
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionAzad Kashmir, Pakistan
Map of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police's jurisdiction
Size13,297 km2 (5,134 sq mi)
Population6,200,000
Legal jurisdictionAzad Kashmir
Primary governing bodyGovernment of Azad Kashmir
Secondary governing bodyHome Department of Azad Kashmir
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersMuzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
Agency executive
Website
police.ajk.gov.pk

The Azad Kashmir Police (آزاد کشمیر پولیس) or Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police (AJKP) is responsible for law enforcement in the Azad Kashmir region administered by Pakistan. It is presently headed by Inspector-General of Police, Sohail Habib Tajik (PSP),[1] and headquartered in the Central Police Office (CPO) Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir.

Unlike the police chiefs of other administrative units of Pakistan, where Inspector General of Police are usually officer of BPS-22, the Inspector-General of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police is usually an officer of (BPS-21), due to the small size of the force.

The mission of the AJK Police is the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and enforcement of the Constitution of Pakistan.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police consists of 80,000 manpower, responsible for law and order in the 10 districts of the Azad Kashmir. Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police works under the supervision of Home department - Government of Azad Kashmir.[2]

  1. ^ News Desk (2022-05-14). "Amir Ahmed Sheikh appointed new AJK police chief". www.24newshd.tv. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. ^ "maintenance – Government of the State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir". Retrieved 2023-01-25.