Counter Terrorism Department (Pakistan)
The Counter Terrorism Department (Urdu: سررشتہِ تحقیقاتِ جرائم ، پاکستان; CTD) formerly known as the Crime Investigation Department (CID), are crime scene investigation, interrogation, anti-terrorism, and intelligence bureaus of the provincial police services of Pakistan.
| Counter Terrorism Department کاؤنٹر ٹیررازم ڈیپارٹمنٹ | |
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| Common name | CTD |
| Motto | To fight terrorism in all its manifestations |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 21 July 2010 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Governing body | Ministry of Interior Provincial police services of Pakistan |
| General nature | |
| Specialist jurisdiction |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Karachi (CTD Sindh)
Peshawar (CTD KP) Lahore (CTD Punjab) Quetta (CTD Balochistan) |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Police Service of Pakistan |
The CTDs are operational in all four provinces of Pakistan under the respective provincial Home Ministry. While Islamabad Police, Gilgit-Baltistan Police, Azad Kashmir Police also have their own CTD bureaus.
CTD bureaus are usually commanded by an Additional-Inspector General of Police. In Karachi, CTD teams have gathered intelligence to take action against organized crime, and, alongside the FIA and the IB, have infiltrated terrorist cells to track down TTP, Islamic State, al-Qaeda and other terror and separatist groups' operatives.
Between 2010 and 2015, the Crime Investigation Departments (CIDs) in a number of provinces were renamed to "Counter Terrorism Departments" (CTDs) under National Action Plan.