| Dolphin Force ڈولفن فورس | |
|---|---|
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | April, 2016 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 1800[1] |
| Legal personality | Punjab Police |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | PK |
| Operations jurisdiction | PK |
| Size | 1,772 km2 |
| Population | 11,126,285 [2] |
| Governing body | Punjab Police |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Walton Road, Lahore |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Punjab Police |
Dolphin Force is an elite unit of the Punjab Police that focuses on combating street crime.[3][4] It was modeled after the Istanbul Police Dolphin Force[5][6][7] and launched by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, in Lahore in 2016.[8] Since then, it has been expanded to Six other cities in the province,[9][10] with a total of 696 policemen trained in its second phase.[11]
In 2016, it was announced that a Dolphin Force would be introduced in other major cities in Punjab, such as Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan. However, the plan was approved in 2017 but has not yet been implemented. A headquarters and an SP would be required in each city.[12]
- ^ "PC-I of Dolphin patrol force submitted to P&D". 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Population of Major Cities Census – 2017 [pdf]" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Hassan, Waseem Riaz, Daniyal (21 September 2015). "Dolphin Force: Punjab government's white elephant?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dolphin Force launched to tackle street crime". The Nation. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "PC-I of Dolphin patrol force submitted to P&D". 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Turkish model: Punjab to have Dolphin Police unit, says CM". 31 May 2014.
- ^ Yunus Polis Timleri | Turkish Dolphin Police Teams |. YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
- ^ "A Force to reckon with | Shehr | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Dolphin Force launched in Faisalabad - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (26 May 2016). "Dolphin Force plan for Bahawalpur". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Dolphin Force set to expand further: CM - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Dolphin Force to be extended to four other cities | Pakistan Today".