Gilgit-Baltistan Police

The Gilgit-Baltistan Police (Urdu: گِلگِت بَلتِسْتان پولیس), formerly known as Northern Areas Police, is responsible for law enforcement in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.

The mission of the GB Police is the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and enforcement of the Constitution of Pakistan.

The current Inspector General of Gilgit-Baltistan Police is Afzal Mehmood Butt since July 2023.

There are around twelve administrative branches working under Inspector-General of Police at the Central Police Office, Gilgit.Each of the branch is headed by the Additional Inspector General of Police.

Operationally, the force is divided into three administrative divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan, namely Gilgit, Baltistan, and Diamer where the force is headed by a Regional Police Officer (RPO) with a rank not less than a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP)