Pakistan Police Officer Ranks, Badges and Grades

Pakistan police officer ranks, badges with grades/ pay scales and all other detail is given here.

Pakistan Police Ranks with Grades

Police Rank	Abbreviation	Scale / Grade
Constable		BS 05
Head Constable		BS 07
Assistant Sub Inspector	ASI	BS 09
Sub Inspector	SI	BS 14
Inspector		BS 16
Assistant Superintendent of Police / Deputy Superintendent of Police	ASP / DSP	BS 17
Superintendent of Police	SP	BS 18
Senior Superintendent of Police / District Police Officer / Assistant Inspector General	SSP / DPO/ AIG	BS 19
Deputy Inspector General / Regional Police Officer / City Police Officer	DIG / RPO / CPO	BS 20
Additional Inspector General	Addl. IG / CCPO	BS 21
Inspector General of Police / Provincial Police Officer	IGP / PPO	BS 22

• SHO, DPO, CPO, RPO and PPO are posts not ranks. So you may see a lower rank acting as a higher post for some time.
• Station House Officer (SHO) could be either a Sub Inspector or Inspector.
• Deputy Superintendent of Police (D.S.P) and Assistant Superintendent of Police (A.S.P) are of same level, the difference is that DSP is promoted from junior rank and is an experienced Police officer while ASP is a young Police officer who joined the service directly as an officer after passing civil service exam.

Pakistan Police Insignia/ Badges

All provinces of Pakistan have their own police service such as the Punjab Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Sindh Police, Balochistan Police. Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Police works in their territories. 

Each police force has a Commissioner of Police appointed as Inspector-General who are the most senior officers from the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) - a constituent of the Central Superior Services of Pakistan.

There are several other types of law enforcement agencies e.g. Airports Security Force, Anti-Narcotics Force, Federal Investigation Agency, Frontier Constabulary, National Highways and Motorway Police, Pakistan Coast Guard, Pakistan Railways Police, Pakistan Customs, Balochistan Constabulary, Balochistan Levies, Frontier Police, Punjab Prisons, Police Qaumi Razakars, Frontier Corps etc.

Police Rescue and Emergency Helpline Numbers

Police Emergency   15
Rescue   1122
NHMP (National Highways and Motorways) Police   130
Punjab Patrolling Police   1124
Railway Police Helpline   1333
Fire Brigade   16
Edhi Ambulance   115

You must save above numbers in your mobile phone to use in emergency cases. You can dial 15 for Police emergency anywhere in Pakistan. 1122 is a rescue service in Punjab and Sindh. You can call NHMP Police by dialling 130 while travelling on motorways or on national highways. 1124 is helpline number for Punjab Patroling Police which can also be called while travelling on Punjab highways. in many western countries 911 is a emergency and rescue helpline but in Pakistan 15 is used.

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Punjab Police Helpline 8787 for Online Complaint Registration

Punjab Police has introduced Online Complaint Service through SMS, Call or Email. Any citizen could contact police helpline 8787 to get a compliant registered in connection with denial and fake registration of an FIR, wrong investigation, illegal demand from an official, illegal arrest of a citizen and illegal confinement. DSP concerned would contact the complainant, resolve the issue and immediately report to the Punjab Police Complaint Centre. 

You may contact the higher officials of Punjab Police in following cases;

• If Punjab police is not registering your genuine FIR.
• If Inquiry Officer is not carrying out the investigation correctly and lawfully.
• If Punjab police has arrested someone unlawfully.
• If an innocent has been arrested in a case without any reason or someone has registered false FIR against you. 
• If any Punjab police officer is demanding bribe from you.
• If Police is using delaying tactics in a genuine complaint.

How to Register Complaint to Punjab Police?

1. You may call and send SMS at IG Punjab police complaint cell helpline number i.e 8787. Procedure about sending SMS has been given in the image given below. 
2. Send your detailed complaint to the following email ID; aigcomplaints.cpo@punjabpolice.gov.pk 
3. You may also file your complaint at official website of the force i.e www.punjabpolice.gov.pk.

Punjab Police Complaint 8787

Remember that 8787 is not an emergency number. This number is just for routine complaints. For any emergency complaint you should contact on just 15 for immediate response. We request you not to misuse this useful facility just for enjoyment or teasing other. 

Remember that you will have to provide your name, and CNIC number at the time of registering your complaint, otherwise no action will be taken on your complaint. 

In case of difficulty in dialing Punjab police complaint cell number 8787, kindly call at 042-99212609 or 042-99212859.

You may call on 8787 from 9 AM to 5 PM. Punjab police assures you that action will be taken on all genuine complaints as per law.