THE Balochistan government’s decision to formally merge the over century-old levies force into the Balochistan Police and abolish the distinction between ‘A’ and ‘B’ areas represents a paradigm shift in its approach to the administration of law and order for improving security across the province. By placing all territories under police jurisdiction, the government has ended an arrangement rooted in colonial-era governance to better address crime and the province’s present-day security challenges. The move is expected to resolve long-standing administrative ambiguity, end uneven and discretion-based........

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