Azad Kashmir Police

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police آزاد جموں و کشمیر پولیس
Abbreviation	A.J.K.P.
Agency overview
Employees	80,000
Annual budget	Classified
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Map of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police's jurisdiction
Size	13,297 km2 (5,134 sq mi)
Population	6,200,000
Legal jurisdiction	Azad Kashmir
Primary governing body	Government of Azad Kashmir
Secondary governing body	Home Department of Azad Kashmir
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
Agency executive	Sohail Habib Tajik (PSP), Inspector General of Police (IG)
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]