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Elite Police Training School

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Elite Police Training School, Bedian Road, Lahore, Pakistan is a police training school for the Punjab Elite Police located on Bedian Road in Lahore.

The Elite Police is a specialized unit in Punjab Police Pakistan, which is extensively trained to support district police in high-risk operations such as searches, raids, and rescues. It plays SWAT role in the aid of district police personnel. Its officers undergo rigorous training in firearms proficiency, close combat tactics, and reconnaissance at the state-of-the-art Elite Training School located on Bedian Road in Lahore. An officer having rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) leads Elite Police.[1]

On 15 October 2009, the training institute was attacked by four terrorists using guns and grenades. Two policemen were killed, including Jafar Hussain, an Assistant Sub-Inspector who led the fight against them; all the terrorists were killed.[2]

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  1. ^ "Elite Police". Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Militants launch multiple attacks in Lahore, 14 dead" Dawn News, 15 October 2009
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