Punjab Police Bahawalpur: The Bahawalpur Police are
responsible for policing in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. During the
Mughal era, Zamindars were responsible (amongst other things) for law
enforcement in Punjab and throughout the empire. The modern system of
policing was introduce during British Rule, in 1947 the Punjab was divided
between Pakistan and India - leading to the establishment of the Punjab
Police force of Pakistan.
Currently the Punjab police is involved in countering terrorism in the
state Map.
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It consists of following 6 sub-Divisions
namely:
Imoprtant Teliphone -City &
Police Station Bahawalpur Punjab Pakistan
City Bahawalpur.
Sadar Bahawalpur.
Ahmedpur East.
Hasilpur.
Kharipur Tamewali.
Yazman.
History Police:
The system of policing in
Mughal India was organized on the basis of land tenure. Zamindars were
responsible for apprehending disturbers of the public peace and performing
other policing duties. At the level of the village these functions were
performed by the village headmen. In large towns administration of the
police was entrusted to, functionaries called kotwals who discharged the
combined duties of law enforcement, municipal administration and revenue
collection. Patrol officers in the shape of village watchmen or patels in
villages and peons, horse patrolmen and such other like men in the towns
were present. Violent organized crime was usually dealt with by the
military.
British Administration:
The British administration
relieved the zamindars of their responsibility for police service and
introduced magistrates with daroghas and other subordinate officers for
Police purposes. In Madras the system of daroghas was abolished by Madras
Regulation XI of 1816 and the establishment of the tehsildars was employed
without distinction in revenue and Police duties. A similar system was put
in place in Bombay by Bombay Regulation XII of 1827. In Bengal the system
of daroghas was not abolished due to the absence of the subordinate
revenue establishment but their powers were curtailed in 1811 by taking
away some of their powers of cognizance.
In Bengal special control was introduced in 1808 by the appointment of a
Superintendent or Inspector General for the divisions of Calcutta, Dacca
and Murshidabad. In 1810 the system was extended to the divisions of Patna,
Bareilly and Benares However with the appointment of Divisional
Commissioners the office of the Superintendent was abolished..
The next major change in the organization of police took place in Sindh
where Sir Charles Napier drawing inspiration from the Irish constabulary
developed a separate and self contained police organization for the
province . The Sindh Model was put into effect in Bombay in 1853 and in
1859 in Madras.
In Punjab, the Police was also organized on the pattern of Sindh but with
two main branches, the Military Preventive Police and the Civil Detective
Police. As this arrangement was not found to be satisfactory so in 1860
the Government of India urged the Government of Punjab to look into the
system of policing then prevalent in the Province. However, as the issue
was of general importance the central Government appointed a commission to
enquire into whole question of policing in British India. The Police
Commission of 1860 recommended the abolition of the Military Arm of the
Police, the appointment of an Inspector General of Police in the Province
and the placement of Police in a district under the District
Superintendent. The Commission recommended that only the District
Magistrate should exercise any Police functions. Based on the
recommendations of the Commission the Government of India submitted a bill
which was passed into law as Act V of 1861. The Police Act of 1861 was
adopted by all the provinces except Bombay where a District Police Act was
adopted in 1890. The Bombay District Police Act continued to remain in
force in Sindh till the establishment of the one unit.
The organizational design that followed the Act survives to this day.
Police became a subject to be administered by the provinces that were
divided into police jurisdictions corresponding with the districts and the
divisions. The police were made exclusively responsible for prevention and
detection of crime. In the maintenance of public order they were
responsible to the District Magistrate.
The Punjab Police Rules of 1934 documented the police practices as they
stood at that time and introduced some new measures for improving
administration and operational effectiveness of police. The content of the
Rules reveals that the Punjab Police had grown into a thoroughly
professional police organization by 1934 and possessed considerable
knowledge of the crime and criminals in the province. It had developed
effective procedures and practices for dealing with various kinds of
criminal activity. The administrative and disciplinary functions were also
elaborated. The Rules have served as the model for similar sets of rules
in other provinces of Pakistan and are still in force today.
Pakistani Independence:
The Punjab Police played a
significant part in handling the refugee crisis of 1947-48. It continued
as a separate organization till 1955 when it was merged with the police of
other provinces to create the West Pakistan Police. There were several
attempts to review and reform police organization and performance during
the 1950s and 60s which however could not be implemented.
The legal framework of the police under went a major change as a
consequence of Devolution of Power Plan. The devolution of power plan
called for the devolution of the authority of the Provincial Government to
the Districts and the introduction of Public accountability of the police.
In line with the devolution of Power Plan the office of the District
Magistrate was abolished in 2001 and a system of Public Safety Commissions
was introduced. These changes were incorporated into a new Police Law
which was promulgated in 2002. Apart from Public Safety Commissions, the
Police Order 2002 also provided for a professional Police Complaints
Authority, increased powers for the Inspector General of Police and
separation of the watch & ward and the Investigation functions of the
Police.
The question of policing has been the subject of much debate before and
after independence and a number of commissions, committees were formed by
various governments for the purpose. Some of the more important
commissions and committees are as follows:
Rescue 15 Bahawalpur:
Bahawalpur is providing
following Services to the People of Bahawalpur
:- 1 Emergency help in crime /accidents
:- 2 Theft reporting counter
:- 3 Verification of vehicles
:- 4 Missing/ lost persons
:- 5 Ambulance Service
:- 6 Elite Combat Team
:- 7 Antiriot Reserve
:- 8 Coordination of Fire Brigade service
:- 9 Bomb Disposal Squads
:-10 Loud Speaker violation control
:-11 Motor / cycle Squid
:-12 Mobile Phone Blocking (By IMEI System)
:-13 Free criminal sketch (New by 23/12/2006)
:-14 NADRA (Computerize Identi Card )Verifications
:-15 (MTMIS) Registration Vehicles Verifications
Saraiki Chowk Model Town A Near Saddar Police Station Bahawalpur Rescue 15 Ahmadpur
East Bahawalpur
Ahmadpur East Bahawalpur Rescue 15 Yazman
Bahawalpur
Yamzn Bahawalpur Rescue 15 Hasalpur
Bahawalpur
Hasalpur Bahawalpur
Emergency Help:
The center caters for all types of
emergencies including medical, fire, major power
and gas breakdown, etc. Police officers personally
attend to cases of robbery, accidents,
hooliganism, while for the rest it coordinates
with the departments concerned. On receipt of
information police mobiles reach the spot in
maximum seven minutes.
Theft Reporting Counter:
If there is any problem in registration
of First Information Report (FIR) regarding cases
of theft and robbery in the respective Police
Station, complaint can be lodged in the Rescue
Center at any time. A copy of the FIR is provided
to the complaint the next day.
Ambulance Coordination & Medical Support:
In case of medical emergency, the center
coordinates and helps in arranging ambulance
service, for shifting the patients to hospitals,
in this unit there are 01 Doctor, and 01
ambulances with first aid equipment. The Doctors
provide first aid guidance on telephone in case of
emergency. They also accompany the ambulance if
required.
Vehicle Verification Section:
This unit is responsible for verifying record of
suspected and stolen vehicles from the computer
and to issue a certificate of clearance to the
applicants.
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Child Lost/Found Center:
The
center coordinates for missing people and children
lost or found.
Legal
Advice:
The In charge of the
center are law graduates. They will help the
public by extending free legal advice on police
related and law issues.
Miscellaneous Facilities:
The center has also one Recovery Vehicle, which
can be used in case of break down of vehicles on
the road. This service is available on payment.
Similarly
Man Power:
Staff employed in
the center are volunteers and selected from the
entire lot for their dedication and motivation.
They are well trained in rescue operations, sniper
firing and first aid help.
