Gilgit-Baltistan Police

Gilgit-Baltistan Police
گِلگِت بَلتِسْتان پولیس
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AbbreviationGB Police
MottoTo Serve and To Protect
Agency overview
Formed1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Employees50,000
Annual budgetClassified
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Jurisdictions of Gilgit-Baltistan Police marked in red
Size72,496 km2 (27,991 sq mi)
Population2,500,000
Legal jurisdictionGilgit-Baltistan
Governing bodyGovernment of Gilgit-Baltistan
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersGilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Agency executive
  • Afzal Mehmood Butt (PSP), Inspector General of Police (IG)
Parent agencyPolice Service of Pakistan
Facilities
Stations65[1]
Website
gbp.gov.pk

The Gilgit-Baltistan Police (Urdu: گِلگِت بَلتِسْتان پولیس), formerly known as Northern Areas Police, is responsible for law enforcement in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The mission of the GB Police is the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and enforcement of the Constitution of Pakistan.

The current Inspector General of Gilgit-Baltistan Police is Afzal Mehmood Butt since July 2023.

  1. ^ "Total Police Stations in GB – GILGIT-BALTISTAN POLICE".