Dolphin Force
Dolphin Force is an elite security unit of the Punjab Police that deals with street crime. Modeled after the Istanbul Police Dolphin Force, it was launched by the Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore in 2016. It was later expanded to five other cities of the province. There were 696 policemen trained in the second phase. Organization. The Dolphin Force command centre will be headed by the SP and will be divided amongst Saggian Bridge, Iqbal Town, Harbanspura, Chung, Civil Lines and Model Town with 50 motorcycles each. In 2016, it was announced that this modern  force will also be introduced in other metropolitan cities of Punjab, like Rawalpindi, Multan, Bahawalpur, and Faisalabad. The plan was approved in 2017. Moreover, it was to be given a separate headquarter and an SP in every city, but the plan is yet to be executed. SP Dolphin Force. Since its establishment, the following superintendents of police have been appointed as Head of Dolphin Force Lahore: Headquarters. Their headquarters is situated on Walton Road in Lahore. Operations. The force comprises 1,800 constables, 60 ASIs, 15 SIs, 4 DSPs and an SP who work 3 shifts with 300 motorcycles. The equipment  includes 300 500cc Honda motorcycles, 10 minibuses for field support, 600 helmets, 600 camera-body cams, 200 GPS locators and 300 wireless radios. A special uniform is worn for dolphin patrol officials. Two policemen riding each bike are equipped with helmets with wireless radio, small arm, handcuffs, GPS tracking device, camera and special uniform (black with contrasting red and white colours). Criticism and controversies. Mismanagement in the project. Despite spending one billion on the project, the Dolphin Force was one of the most mismanaged and misplaced projects, therefore, known as the white elephant for the Punjab government. Instead of fundamental  police reforms in Punjab and providing them infrastructure and resources, a new force was raised. A few examples are mentioned below: Street crime rate in Lahore. Despite spending billions on the project and its high operational cost, the crime rate of Lahore soared in early 2016, during start and mid of 2017, only in July 2017 the crime surged by 13.37% in Lahore. Although the project received continuous funds, it was unable to deliver in any form.