▁Service ▁bad ge ▁and ▁Mal ay an ▁Sc outs ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁ 2 2 ▁S AS ) ▁bad ge ▁as ▁U T K ▁were ▁trained ▁by ▁the ▁S AS . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁separate ▁entities , ▁both ▁the ▁V AT ▁ 6 9 ▁and ▁the ▁U T K ▁were ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁the ▁P G K ▁Command ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁Police , ▁Tan ▁Sri ▁Rah im ▁No or . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁V AT ▁ 6 9 ▁and ▁the ▁U T K ▁are ▁still ▁operating ▁as ▁separate ▁units . ▁The ▁U T K ▁is ▁now ▁officially ▁known ▁as ▁Pas uk an ▁Ger ak an ▁K has ▁Det achment ▁A ▁and ▁V AT ▁ 6 9 ▁has ▁been ▁deput ised ▁to ▁Pas uk an ▁Ger ak an ▁K has ▁Det achment ▁B . ▁ ▁Based ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Malays ia ▁Police ▁Head quarters ▁in ▁B uk it ▁A man , ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur , ▁the ▁P G K ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁R MP ' s ▁In ternal ▁and ▁Public ▁Security ▁() ▁Director . ▁The ▁unit ▁commander ▁holds ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Senior ▁Ass istant ▁Commission er ▁( S AC ) ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁In ternal ▁and ▁Public ▁Security ▁Branch . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁growing ▁threat ▁of ▁terror ism ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁September