Frontier Constabulary | Pakistan

President Asif Ali Zardari has promulgated the Frontier Constabulary Reorganization Ordinance 2025, officially transforming the Frontier Constabulary (FC) into a national-level law enforcement body, now renamed as the Federal Constabulary.

The government on Sunday decided to transform the Frontier Constabulary (FC) into a “nationwide federal force” and will operate in all provinces and territories, state broadcaster PTV reported. According to the FC’s website, the force is commanded by a senior police officer and headquartered in Peshawar. The force is administered and maintained by the federal government, which has the power to deploy the FC in any part of the country for “better protection and administration of those areas”. The report stated that the revamped force will be named the “Federal Constabulary” and empowered to function across all provinces, Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. “Sources confirm that this transformation will be formalised through amendments to the Frontier Constabulary Act of 1915, which are expected to receive approval from the federal cabinet,” PTV reported. “Following the cabinet’s endorsement, a presidential ordinance will be issued to extend the jurisdiction of the FC across the entire count...