The police department has raised a Special Combat Unit that will be trained on the pattern of Zarar Company of Special Services Group (SSG) of the army.
The newly formed unit’s members have been selected from the already existing Elite Force of the police department. The contingent, consisting of 150 personnel of Elite Force, was selected for training on the basis of performance.
Addressing the personnel qualified for the training of Special Combat Unit (SCU) here on Monday, Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani said, “they would be trained in all modern warfare tactics to meet the new challenges.”
The SCU is slated to be will be equipped with sophisticated weapons and will also have a standby helicopter facility.