Counter Terrorism Department (Pakistan)

Counter Terrorism Department
محکمہ انسداد دہشت گردی
Counter Terrorism Department; محکمہ انسداد دہشت گردی
Common name	CTD
Motto	To fight terrorism in all its manifestations
Agency overview
Formed	21 July 2010
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Pakistan
Governing body	Ministry of Interior ; Provincial police services of Pakistan
General nature	Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdiction	Counter terrorism, special weapons operations; protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, or state property;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Karachi (CTD Sindh); Peshawar (CTD KP) Lahore (CTD Punjab); Quetta (CTD Balochistan); Islamabad (CTD Islamabad); Muzaffarabad (CTD Azad Kashmir); Gilgit (CTD Gilgit-Baltistan)
Agency executive	Additional IGP CTD, Punjab, Waseem Ahmed Khan (PSP); Additional IGP CTD, Sindh, Azad Khan (PSP); Additional IGP CTD, KPK, Shaukat Abbas (PSP); Deputy Inspector General (DIG) CTD, Balochistan, Ayetzaz Ahmed Goraya (PSP); Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) CTD, Islamabad, Muhammad Iqbal; ;
Parent agency	Police Service of Pakistan

The Counter Terrorism Department (Urdu: محکمہ انسداد دہشت گردی, romanized: Mahkamah Ansadad Dahsht Gardi; CTD) are anti-terrorism, and intelligence bureaus of the provincial police services of Pakistan.

The CTDs are operational in all four provinces of Pakistan under the respective provincial Home Ministry. While Islamabad Police, Gilgit-Baltistan Police, Azad Kashmir Police also have their own CTD bureaus.

In Karachi, CTD teams have gathered intelligence to take action against organized crime, and, alongside the FIA and the IB, have infiltrated terrorist cells to track down TTP, Islamic State, al-Qaeda and other terror and separatist groups' operatives.