ISLAMABAD: Over 1,600 personnel will be inducted into the capital police’s Law and Order Division to strengthen the unit and to deal with security situations and maintain order during demonstrations.
The police said that recruitment for the Law and Order Division has started and is likely to be completed by next month. Over 60 sub-inspectors, 24 assistant sub-inspectors, and 1,540 constables will be inducted into the division.
The personnel will be recruited exclusively for the division and will remain there until a certain age. This is the second phase of recruitment, as in the first phase 1,725 constables and assistant sub-inspectors were recruited for the operations, logistics, and security division.
Physical tests for candidates who applied for posts in the first phase have been completed, and roll number slips are being issued to successful candidates for written tests. About 8,046 personnel are being recruited in the capital police in separate phases.
Currently, the operations division, logistics division, and security division have sanctioned strengths of 2,783, 794, and 5,199, respectively, and have 3,206, 1414, and 2,906 personnel, respectively.
Similarly, the Safe City Authority Islamabad and the Law and Order Division have sanctioned strengths of 892 and 1,986, and have 948 and 1,280 personnel, respectively. Likewise, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), operating under the Law and Order Division, has a sanctioned strength of 931 and has 341 personnel.
The Islamabad Traffic Police, operating under the Safe City Islamabad Authority, has a sanctioned strength of 685 and has 591 personnel.
The Special Protection Unit, established to ensure the security of Chinese nationals and foreigners working on national projects, operating under the Security Division, has a strength of 236 personnel. The Capital Patrol (old Dolphin Squad), operating under the Operations Division, has 561 personnel.
Earlier, in 2019, the Law and Order Division was established in the capital police for the protection of foreigners, especially Chinese nationals and those engaged in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.
Published in Dawn, August 21st, 2026
