Asim Munir’s New Security Doctrine: Pakistan Plans To Bring Provincial Police Under National Command

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• Asim Munir’s New Security Doctrine: Pakistan Plans To Bring Provincial Police Under Command Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: June 04, 2026, 15:20 IST Critics argue that such centralisation could weaken provincial autonomy, particularly in sensitive regions such as Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.
• Rapid Read Pakistani Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.
• (Image: AP/File) Facing an increasingly complex internal security landscape marked by terrorism, separatist violence and growing instability in several provinces, Pakistan is preparing a major overhaul of its internal security framework.
• According to top intelligence sources, Islamabad is working on a new five-year Internal Security Policy that seeks to centralise policing and law enforcement structures across the country under a unified national framework.
• The proposed reforms come at a time when Pakistan is battling persistent militant threats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a renewed insurgency in Balochistan, sectarian violence and growing concerns over cross-border terrorism.