The elite women commando unit was raised on the directions of the Inspector General of Police Mr. Nasir Khan Durrani (PSP) and inaugurated by Mr. Pervez Khattak, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 17th November, 2014. The services of this unit are utilized in raids and search and strike operations carried out in urban hideouts of militants. They have been imparted complete elite training of nine months including martial arts, heavy weapon firing, hostage situation, VIP protection, close quarter battles and other combat tactics. The first contingent of 35 women elite commandos passed out on 16th June, 2015.
