Islamabad Police launches patrolling unit with horses

To ensure public safety on the hiking trails and parks in the capital, the Islamabad Police established a “mounted patrolling team” that consists of police officers mounted on horses, reports Saima Shabbir for Arab News. The mounted patrolling unit was launched on June 22.

Beenish Uzair, an assistant superintendent of police, while talking to Arab News said, “We wanted to increase our security surveillance, so that’s why we came up with the idea of introducing a trained horse mounted squad for Margalla Hills and recreational areas such as parks.”

“They will increase the police accessibility across the trail. They can reach up and down the mountain, up and down the trail in significantly less amount of time.”

“Horses do not disturb the environment. They will not tarnish your plants, they will not destroy the terrain, the natural terrain,” the policewoman said. “Even when the duty is going on, it [horse unit] is maintaining the overall natural environment … rather adding to the scenic beauty of the area.”