National Police Bureau (Urdu: قومی پولیس بیورو) is the premier police institution at the national level under Ministry of Interior, Pakistan. Police Order, 2002 further mandates the NPB to serve as a secretariat to the National Public Safety Commission (NPSC) and National Police Management Board (NPMB). In its later capacity, NPB acts as a national forum for all police organizations to provide policy inputs to the federal government on matters related to police, internal security, law & order and policing.^[1]

The Bureau was established in 1977 as Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) until being renamed in 2001. It is headed by a Director General reporting to the Minister of Interior.^[2]

Main Functions of the Bureau:

• Police Reforms and Development
• Coordination regarding policing issues at national level
• Maintenance of National Crime Database
• Standardization among police organizations
• Research and analysis on policing, crime and law & order
• Promotion of Gender Responsive Policing
• Maintain Database of Trafficking in Persons (TIP)
• Selection of police officers for UN Peacekeeping missions
• Coordination with international organizations, foreign embassies on police related issues
• Processing cases of Police Awards (QPM/PPM)
• Authentication of Police Clearance Certificate for Spanish Embassy
• Processing of NOC for Procurement of Arms/Ammunition for LEAs