Police Qaumi Razakars

Police Qaumi Razakars (PQR) قو می رضاکار
Abbreviation	PQR
Agency overview
Formed	1965
Dissolved	1 July 2022
Employees	24,613 (volunteers at time of disbandment)
Annual budget	Rs 350 million (TA head) + Rs 170 million (uniform head)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Punjab, PK
Legal jurisdiction	Province of Punjab (in aid of police)
Governing body	Government of Punjab, Pakistan
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Lahore, Punjab
Parent agency	Punjab police

Police Qaumi Razakars or Razakar (plu: Razakars) (Arabic for volunteer) is a volunteer police force in Punjab, Pakistan. Its duties include helping with the maintenance of law and order, by helping the police maintaining public security and natural calamities as may be prescribed. ^{[1] [2]}

There are currently 24,613 razakars with the Punjab police and their annual budget under TA head is Rs350 million and under uniform head Rs170m. ^[3]

The entire force was disbanded in 2022 in all districts over the complaints of corruption and misconduct of volunteers using the uniform to extort bribes and committing crimes like mobile and purse snatching. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Law enforcement in Pakistan

References

1. "THE PUNJAB QAUMI RAZAKARS ORDINANCE, 1965". Punjab Laws. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
2. Faisal, Muhammad (4 March 2014). "Failure to check corruption: Police mull razakar force abolition". The Dawn. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
3. "Failure to check corruption: Police mull razakar force abolition - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". 4 March 2013.
4. "CPO disbands Police Qaumi Razakar in Rawalpindi district". 4 December 2019.
5. "Police disband Qaumi Razakars after 57 years". 25 June 2022.