The Federal Security Force (FSF) was a paramilitary/secret police force created by

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth ...

, while he was the President of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. Established in 1972, created as a civil task force of the federal government, this was used as a substitute to the use of army personnel in day to day issues of civilian life, ostensibly to assist the civil administration and the police in the maintenance of law and order without requiring the intervention of the

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

.Cowasjee, Ardeshir (28 June 1997) The missing chapter
/nowiki> DAWN newspaper. Last retrieved on 3-25-08] The FSF was disbanded by General

Zia-ul Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in ...

after he, in 1977, overthrew the Bhutto government in a military coup de etat.

References

Political history of Pakistan History of Pakistan Government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 1972 establishments in Pakistan 1977 disestablishments in Pakistan Former paramilitary forces of Pakistan Defunct government departments and agencies of Pakistan Government agencies established in 1972 Government agencies disestablished in 1977 {{Pakistan-hist-stub