The Pakistan Levies (Urdu: پاکستان لیویز), or Federal Levies,[1] are provincial paramilitary forces (gendarmeries) in Pakistan, whose primary missions are law enforcement, assisting the civilian police (where co-located) in maintaining law and order, and conducting internal security operations at the provincial level.
The various Levies Forces operate under separate chains of command and wear distinct patches and badges.
Levies are locally recruited paramilitary forces (gendarmeries) responsible for security and law enforcement in Pakistan's tribal areas.
[6] The force has approximately 23,132 personnel in 2018[7] and traces its origins back to the days of the British Raj, and has continued to function for over a century.
[10] During the regime of Pervez Musharraf, the Balochistan Levies had been disbanded and merged into the provincial police force.
[8][10][self-published source] It is also in charge of more areas as compared to the police, and yet has a lower budget, rendering it the "cheapest available law enforcement agency".
It's responsible for maintaining security in the notified tribal areas of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur districts of Punjab, Pakistan.
Levies forces under the control of individual provinces have their own designated uniforms defined by separate provincial regulations.