The Counter Terrorism Department ( ur, ; CTD) formerly known as the Crime Investigation Department (CID), are
crime scene
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investigation, interrogation,
anti-terrorism
Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or ...
, and intelligence
bureaus of the
provincial police services of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
CID bureaus are usually commanded by an
Inspector General of Police
An Inspector General of Police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations. The rank usually refers to the head of a large regional command within a police service, and in many countries refers to the most se ...
. In
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
, CTD teams have gathered
intelligence
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to take action against
organized crime
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, and, alongside the
FIA
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and the
IB, have infiltrated terrorist cells to track down
TTP,
Islamic State
An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic ter ...
,
al-Qaeda
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and other terror and separatist groups' operatives.
Between 2010 and 2015, the Crime Investigation Departments (CIDs) in a number of provinces were renamed to "Counter Terrorism Departments" (CTDs).
Formation and organization
In 1902, the
British government
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formed
CID bureaus all over the
British Raj
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or Direct rule in India,
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. After the
independence
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of
Pakistan
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in 1947, CID bureaus were equally distributed to
Pakistan
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.
In
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...
and
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
, CID bureaus were formed in 1947; and during the successive years, CID bureaus were established in
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
and
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Bureaus
CTD Sindh
In
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
, the CTD bureau is led by an
additional inspector-general of police, and has several other sub-bureaus established all over
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
.
Other CTD sub-bureaus are located in
Larkana
Larkana ( ur, , translit=lāṛkāna; sd, لاڙڪاڻو, translit=lāṛkāṇo) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site ...
,
Sukkar,
Hyderabad
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, and
Mirpur, and are each led by a
superintendent of police
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(SP).
In
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
, the CTD bureaus work on
crime scene
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investigations, interrogations of suspects,
antiterrorism
Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or el ...
, and intelligence in the city.
In 2010, the
TPP coordinated a
terrorist attack
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...
at the CID building in Karachi, nearly destroying the entire headquarters.
Since 2010, Karachi CTD personnel have engaged in
police encounter
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s,
shoot-out
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s, murder cases, and
high speed chase
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s involving the
al-Qaeda
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and
TTP terrorists. In 2015, CTD teams gunned down four
al-Qaeda
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operatives after a
high speed chase
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took place in
Qayyumabad in Karachi.
CTD Punjab
The
Punjab Police's CID bureau was renamed the Counter Terrorism Department in line with similar renamings across Pakistan in 2010.
After a restructuring in 2015, the CTD was assigned additional terrorism-related functions beyond its traditional intelligence duties.
Operational counter terrorism forces were also allocated to the CTD with the creation of the Counter Terrorism Force, made up of specially trained police officers and potentially military personnel.
CID Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
The CID bureau in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa often works with personnel of the
Frontier Corps
The Frontier Corps ( ur, , reporting name: FC), are a group of paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's borders with Afghanist ...
and
Federal Investigation Agency
The Federal Investigation Agency ( ur, ; reporting name: FIA) is a border control, criminal investigation, counter-intelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, tasked with investigative jurisdi ...
as well as other offices of the
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police to execute its investigation, counterterrorism, and intelligence functions.
The CID bureau is headed by an
additional inspector-general of police with headquarters in
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
.
The Peshawar CID bureau has carried out raids on the hideouts of
TPP militants.
In 2013, the bureau was restructured and the Elite Force and Counter Terrorism Directorate (CTD), which work with the
special agents of the
FIA
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to carry out counter-terrorism operations, were added.
In the past, the CID played a lead role in operations against criminals, smugglers and outlaws. In case of any extraordinary situation, the Frontier Constabulary would be called to assist the police in maintaining
law and order.
As of now, the Peshawar CID now focuses on conducting
criminal investigation
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and solving murder cases.
CID Balochistan
The CID bureau in
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
was established by the
Balochistan Police
Balochistan Police or Baloch Police ( Baloch, Urdu: بلوچستان پولیس) is responsible for policing urban Balochistan, Pakistan. Its strength is 38,000 as of 2018. The current Inspector General of Police, Balochistan is Abdul Khalique ...
in 2000. Currently, the CID bureau is headed by a
deputy inspector general of police
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India
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) is a ...
.
See also
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List of law enforcement agencies in Pakistan
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Rangers Anti-Terrorism Wing
References
External links
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