page_title: Law enforcement in Pakistan
section_title: Designations of PSP officers
hierarchical_section_title: Law enforcement in Pakistan / Designations of PSP officers
caption_attribution_description: English: A Sindh police constable in uniform
context_page_description: Law enforcement in Pakistan is one of the three main components of the criminal justice system of Pakistan, alongside the courts and the prisons. In Pakistan, law enforcement is jointly carried out by the federal and provincial police services and other law enforcement agencies who form a chain leading from investigation of suspected criminal activity to administration of criminal punishment. The court system is vested with the power to make legal determinations regarding the conduct of the other two components.
  Primarily operated through the four provincial governments and the Islamabad Capital Territory, each police service has a jurisdiction extending only within the relevant province or territory. Apart from investigating crime scenes, criminal acts, suspected unlawful activities, and detention of suspected criminals pending judicial action, the law enforcement agencies also perform duties that include the service and enforcement of warrants, writs, and other orders of the courts.
caption: Uniformed Sindh Police constable with firearm
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