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The Rangers are tasked with performing the following functions:reinforce the police for the maintenance of law and order;assist the police in the prevention and detection of crime in the borderareas;protection of persons and property in the border areas;apprehension of persons unlawfully entering or exiting Pakistan;organisation of village defence in the border areas;prevention of smuggling; and collection of intelligence in the border areas. 1144.3.4 Pakistan Coast GuardsEstablished under the Pakistan Coast Guards Act, 1973, the Pakistan Coast Guards(PCG), another paramilitary force under operational control of the Ministry ofInterior, is headquartered in Karachi and responsible for:prevention of trafficking in humans, drugs, and commodities;prevention of illegal immigration to, and migration from, the country;stopping enemy agents or saboteurs from infiltrating into the countryalong the coastal areas; and supplementing defence in war. 115The top hierarchy of the PCG is drawn from the Defence Services of Pakistanon deputation. Thus, the federal government appoints the Director General,Deputy Director General, Commandant and other Commissioned Officers.4.3.5 Gilgit-Baltistan PoliceThe Gilgit-Baltistan Police was constituted in 1972 under an executive order bythe federal government. Due to the special circumstances of Gilgit-Baltistan’slegal status, its police has to date been supervised and managed by the Ministryof Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas. However, after the promulgation of48
the Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order, 2009, the policein that region now fall under the direct supervision of the government of Gilgit-Baltistan. Although the Police Act, 1861, is still in force in Gilgit-Baltistan,investigation duties have been separated from watch and ward. The policecontinue to work under the Punjab Police Rules of 1934. The top hierarchy ofthe Gilgit-Baltistan Police are appointed from the Police Service of Pakistan andthe junior ranks are recruited from the local population. The total sanctionedstrength of the Gilgit-Baltistan Police is 4,662 personnel. 1164.3.6 Northern Areas Scouts (now Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts)The Northern Areas Scouts, with a total strength of 3,679, perform the functionof providing internal security along the border areas of the former NorthernAreas (now Gilgit-Baltistan). They may also be called in aid of the civiladministration in times of emergency. 1174.3.7 Frontier ConstabularyThe Frontier Constabulary was created as an independent force under the NorthWest Frontier Constabulary Act, 1915. It operates under the Act of 1915 and theFrontier Constabulary Rules of 1958. Since the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police donot have jurisdiction over FATA’s agencies, the Frontier Constabulary serves asa federal armed police force that is permitted to operate in FATA as well as theso-called frontier regions within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Although these frontierregions are a part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Constabulary are permitted tooperate as long as the province gives its consent. Originally, the FrontierConstabulary was meant to stop incursions and raids into the settled areas fromthe tribal areas. But after independence its original functions have expandedand include involvement in internal security duties and protection of vitalinstallations as well as posting in and out of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 118At present, the Frontier Constabulary has about 500 platoons and in eachplatoon the strength varies from around 40 to 50. Largely drawn from theprovince of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the adjacent tribal areas, the FrontierConstabulary is a federal civil armed force with a total strength of 22,817 staff.49
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