Clarifies govt
Force’s reorganisation aimed at improving tiers of command structure, says Commandant Riaz Nazir Gara
ISLAMABAD
The federal government has clarified that the newly-designated Federal Constabulary, previously Frontier Constabulary, should not be confused with being a federal police force and the transformation is only aimed at revamping the structure of the force.
“No one should confuse that this is a federal police, its Federal Constabulary. FC will remain FC,” Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said at a presser alongside FC Commandant Riaz Nazir Gara on Monday.
The minister’s presser comes after President Asif Ali Zardari promulgated the Frontier Constabulary (Re-organisation) Ordinance, 2025 under Article 89 of the Constitution — officially transforming the Frontier Constabulary into “Federal Constabulary”.
Before the reorganisation, the FC would be governed by the federal government under the Frontier Constabulary Act, 1915. Headquartered in Peshawar, the force was led by a senior police officer of BS-21 rank and could be deployed anywhere in Pakistan to for improved security and administration.
Expanding on the presidential ordinance, Talal said that the move reflects the federal government’s decision to restructure the FC.
