The special combat 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 19th August, 2014. The unit is equipped with sophisticated weapons and its mandate is to handle major crises like hostage situations and terrorist attack on sensitive installation. This unit comprises best of the elite personnel who have undergone additional nine months rigorous training in all modern warfare tactics including para-trooping, heli-repelling and water borne operations. The training of heli-repelling was conducted by Special Services Group of Pakistan Army and watermanship training was conducted by Pakistan Navy. The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Nasir Khan Durrani (PSP) awarded them the insignia of Jaguars on 4th June, 2014.
