The National Highways & Motorway Police (), abbreviated NHMP, is a police force in Pakistan that is responsible for enforcement of traffic and safety laws, security and recovery on Pakistan's National Highways and Motorway network. NHMP use SUVs, cars and heavy motorbikes for patrolling purposes and use speed cameras for enforcing speed limits.
History The Pakistan Motorways Police began in 1997 for policing Pakistan's newly constructed motorway network, starting with the M-2. Later, in June 2001, it was also assigned the additional task of patrolling Pakistan's National Highways starting with Pakistan's longest national highway, the N-5. Following this expansion, the force was renamed the "National Highways & Motorway Police" (NHMP). In February 2007, NHMP started policing the Makran Coastal Highway (N-10).
The Inspector General of Police (Enforcement) Mr. Afzal Ali Shigri was tasked to prepare the plan for the new force. He was ably assisted by Mr. Shamim Ahmed, a junior officer from the National Transport Research Cell. Ahmed conceived, developed, and prepared a comprehensive proposal to establish a modern and efficient highway police force for the new motorway. With the change of the government the plan was shelved. This plan with slight modifications was established later by Mr. Iftikhar Rashid (Inspector General of Police), who not only implemented the plan but also ensured it achieved the benchmarks laid down at its inception.
Organization The NHMP is headquartered in Islamabad and led by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) assisted by the four (4) Additional Inspectors General eleven(11) Deputy Inspector-Generals (DIGs), each in charge of a separate branch. The rank structure is as follows: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl. IGP) Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) / Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Superintendent of Police (SP) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Inspector of Police (IP) Sub Inspector of Police (SIP) Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASIP) Head Constable of Police (HP) Constable of Police (CP)
Area of Jurisdiction For policing purposes, the national highways and motorway network is divided into the Nine Zones, each headed by a DIG and supervised by three Addl. IGPs. Each Zone is divided into multiple "sectors" and led by a SSP/SP. Each sector is further divided into "beats", each led by an ASP/DSP.
Currently Under Operations – 3,999 km roads Future Operations plan – 4659 km roads
Current Operations RegionsOperational RoadsLength in kmTotal Area in kmExecutiveAdditional IGP North, IslamabadAdditional Inspector General of Police Mr. Ashraf Zubair Siddiqui (PSP)Motorway Zone (Islamabad)M-1 (Peshawar – Islamabad)M-2 (Islamabad – Lahore)E-35 Hazara Motorway (Burhan – Mansehra)155 km367 km182 km704 kmDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of Motorway Police Motorway Zone, Mr. Salman Ali Khan (PSP)N-5 North Zone (Islamabad)N-5 (Peshawar – Lahore)N-75 IMDC (Islamabad - Murree)393 km43 km436 kmDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of Motorway Police North Zone, Mr. Inaam Ur Rehman Malik (PSP)SEW(Not a Zone)Swat Expressway (Only Briefing - sunrise to sunset)81 km81 kmN/AAdditional IGP South, KarachiAdditional Inspector General of Police Mr. Javed Akbar Riaz (PSP)
(Look After Charge)N-5 South Zone (Karachi)N-5 (Sadiqabad – Hyderabad)M-9 (Hyderabad – Karachi)N-55 (Jamshoro – Rattodero)Lyari Expressway592 km136 km328 km16 km1072 kmDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of Motorway Police South Zone, Mr. Javed Akbar Riaz (PSP)West Zone (Quetta)N-10(Gwadar – Pasni – Makola)N-25 RCD (Hub to Uthal, Kalat-Quetta-Pishin)N-50 (Kuchlak Bypass to Killa Saifullah, Kuchlak-Khanozai-Killa Saifullah)160 km355 km213 km728 kmDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of Motorway Police West Zone, Dr. Quraish Khan (PSP), PhD, TIAdditional IGP Central, LahoreAdditional Inspector General of Police Mr. Ashraf Zubair Siddiqui (PSP)
(Additional Charge) Central Zone-I, (Lahore)M-3 (Lahore – Abdul Hakeem)· M-2 (Bhera – Lahore) · M-11 (Sialkot –Lahore Motorway SLM) Lahore Eastern Bypass230 km206 km 103 km 18 km557 kmDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of Motorway Police Mr. Imran Shahid (PSP)Central Zone-II M-5 Zone(Multan)M-5 (Multan – Sukkur) M-4 (Pindi Bhattian – Faisalabad – Multan)392 km 294 km686 kmDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of Motorway Police Mr. Dar Ali Khatak (PSP) N-5 Central Zone (Lahore)N-5 (Lahore – Sadiqabad)588 km588 kmDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of Motorway Police Mr. Shahid Javed (PSP) Additional IGP HQ, IslamabadN/AAdditional IGP (Planning, Development & Restructuring), IslamabadN/ACommandant National Highways & Motorway Police Training College, SheikhupuraDeputy Inspector General (DIG) Mr. Masroor Alam Kolachi (PSP)DIG Headquarters IslamabadDeputy Inspector General (DIG) Mr. Afzal Ahmad Kausar (PSP)DIG (Operations & Evaluation), Islamabad.Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mr. Asghar Ali Yousafzai (PSP)DIG (HRM), IslamabadDeputy Inspector General (DIG) Mr. Syed Fareed Ali (PSP)
Proposed Deployment
+Future RoadsAreaLength in kmM-6 Sukkur - Hyderabad 306 kmM-8Hoshab - Gwadar193 kmM-10 Northern Bypass Karachi57 kmHakla - D.I.Khan285 kmSLM (Sialkot Lahore Motorway)Lahore - Sialkot91 kmSKR (Sialkot Kharian MotorwaySialkot - Kharian185 kmN-5 (A)Khanewal - Lodran98 kmN-10Makola - Hub493 kmN-25 Kalat - Uthal433 kmN-30 Khuzdar - Basima110 kmN-35 Hassanabdal - Khunjrab806 kmN-50 Kuchlak - Zhob/D.I.Khan531 kmN-55 Sarai Gambila - Kohat)134 kmN-65 Sukkur - Quetta385 kmN-70 Multan - Muzaffargarh/D.G.Khan94 kmN-85 Hoshab - Surab443 kmLKBR Larkana Khairpur Bridge Road56 kmLEB Lahore Eastern Bypass16 km4722 km
Inspector Generals - NHMP S. NO Name Tenure 01 Mr. Iftikhar Rashid 1 July 1997 - 16 April 2001 02 Mr. Asad Jehangir Khan 17 April 2001 - 18 January 2002 03 Mr. Zia ul Hassan Khan 19 January 2002 - 9 June 2005 04 Mr. Ahmed Nasim 20 July 2005 - 28 December 2006 05 Mr. Muhammad Raffat Pasha 8 January 2007 - 1 January 2009 06 Khawaja Khalid Farooq, QPM 1 January 2009 - 26 February 2009 07 Mr. Wasim Kausar, Ph.D. 27 February 2009 - 11 April 2011 08 Mr. Zafar ullah Khan, PPM BAR 11 April 2011 - 5 November 2011 09 Mr. Wajid Ali Khan, QPM, PPM 6 November 2011 - 25 May 2012 10 Mr. Zafar Abbas Lak 11 June 2012 - 17 June 2013 11 Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema, TI 19 June 2013 - 31 December 2014 12 Mr. Muhammad Saleem Bhatti 5 January 2015 - 30 March 2016 13 Mr. Shaukat Hayat 30 March 2016 - 25 August 2017 14 Dr. Syed Kaleem Imam, TI, QPM, PPM, UNPM 25 August 2017 - 22 May 2018 15 Mr. Amjad Javed Saleemi 22 May 2018 - 14 June 2018 16 Mr. M. Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, QPM, PPM 27 June 2018 - 1 October 2018 17 Mr. Allah Dino Khawaja, PPM, BAR PSP 1 October 2018 - 24 February 2020 18 Dr. Syed Kaleem Imam, TI, QPM, PPM, UNPM 4 March 2020 - October 202119Inam GhaniOctober 2021-May 202220Khalid Mehmood10 May 2022- 15 March 202321Sultan Ali Khawaja15 March 2023- 13 January 202422Mr. Salman Choudhry16 January 2024 - 23 December 202423Mr. Riffat Mukhtar Raja23 December 2024 - 04 April 202524Mr. B.A. Nasir, PSP07 April 2025 - 30 November 2025 25Mr. Sultan Ahmad Chaudhry, PSP1 December 2025 – Present
Recruitment and training Before start of policing on M–2 (Islamabad – Lahore Motorway) in 1997 all the officers were selected from within the existing police set ups of the country and an extensive training program was prepared for them in order to bring them up to international standards of Motorway/Expressway policing. Both local and foreign instructors imparted the training. Local training was given at Police College Sihala. To meet the international standards, experts from UK and Nordic Countries were invited who, along with local experts, trained our officers in advance driving skills and management of various types of incidents. A foreign training course with South Wales Police, U.K. and German Police in Kiel was also conducted to ameliorate personnel of this flourishing force up to the global standard of policing. In addition, services of armed forces were also utilised for advance driving skills particularly for motorcycles.
In order to impart customized training related to Highways/Motorway NHMP has set up its own Training College at Sheikhupura with the following mandate:
i) To train the newly selected Officers on basic police course.
ii) To organize NHMP orientation training of already trained Officers.
iii) To organize Driving Training for fresh recruited Officers.
iv) To organize advance courses for Drivers to make them Driving Instructors.
v) To organize Wireless training courses for Wireless Operators.
vi) To organize short courses on SOPs & functioning of NHMP.
vii) To organize technical courses on use of Misc. Equipment (Provida, Wireless Sets etc.).
viii) To organize courses on Physical Fitness.
ix) To organize Fire Shooting Course.
x) To organize First Aid Training Course.
xi) To conduct promotional exams for different cadres.
xii) To conduct refresher courses for senior officers.
xiii) To act as a platform for provision of training by foreign experts.
Training Institute is working at its full swing and since January 2006, has trained over 129 trainers in different categories. Training Institute has the honor to train over 400 officers of Islamabad Model Traffic Police and recently trained 40 Senior Officers of Punjab Traffic Police as Trainers to train over 6000 newly recruited Traffic Wardens of Punjab Police. Besides this training Institute has successfully completed Lower Intermediate and Upper Class Promotion Courses in addition to a number of Capacity Building short courses like orientation for Deputationists, Refresher Courses for the CPOs/Admin Officers, Moharrars, Weapon handling, Record Keeping etc. Another landmark for the Training Institute is to complete on its own 1st Commando Course for about 27 Officers with 10 Officers doing Para Gliding Courses including 4 lady Officers.
It is worth mentioning that all the above development have been made with the limited available resources under the previous guidance and encouragement of the Worthy Inspector General, NHMP who has been taking personal interest to make the Training Institute a hub of learning and road model for all other Police Training Institutes in the country.
Training strategy
After study of the current policing system and the culture... a comprehensive training strategy is devised to build a force which is honest, professional, dedicated and service – oriented. Main elements of the training strategy in NHMP are:
• TNA to assess training needs • SWOT Analysis Training Techniques • Quality Instructors • Modern Techniques of Instruction 1.Syndicate/Participative System 2.Simulation Exercises 3.Case Studies 4.Driving Skills • Respectful Training Environment • Foreign Training
Selection criteria and requirements
SPO (Senior Patrolling Officer) 16 Graduation at least 2nd Division (Preferably Law) and LTV Driving Licence 20 Years to 27 Years 5' 8" for Male 5'4" for Female 33.5 to 35 with Expansion for Male only.
PO (Patrolling Officer) 14 Graduation at least 2nd Division and LTV Driving Licence 18 Years to 25 Years 5' 8" for Male 5'4" for Female 33.5 to 35 with Expansion for Male only.
APO (Assistant Patrolling Officer) 07 Intermediate, LTV Driving Licence, 03 Years driving experience 18 Years to 25 Years 5' 8" for Male 5'4" for Female 33.5 to 35 with Expansion for Male only.
JPO (Junior Patrolling Officer) 05 Matric, LTV Driving Licence, 03 Years driving experience 18 Years - 25 Years 5' 8" for Male 5'4" for Female 33.5 to 35 with Expansion for Male only.
Selection method
In all the above categories of selection the candidate has to go through a thorough selection process. Candidate has to:
• Submit complete application in all respects.
• Qualify the physical test including running, height and chest measurements etc.