▁as ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁States ▁Gu ides . ▁ ▁He ▁acted ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Res ident ▁in ▁Per ak ▁( 1 8 8 2 ), ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Per ak ▁( 1 8 8 9 ), ▁acting ▁British ▁Res ident ▁in ▁Sel ang or ▁( 1 8 9 9 ) ▁and ▁acting ▁British ▁Res ident ▁in ▁Per ak ▁( 1 9 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Per ak ▁S ik hs ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁Walker ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Per ak ▁Ar med ▁Police ▁from ▁Major ▁Paul ▁Sw in bur ne ▁turning ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁quasi - mil it ary ▁force ▁based ▁almost ▁entirely ▁on ▁S ikh ▁and ▁Path an ▁rec ruits . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁Walker ▁( now ▁promoted ▁to ▁Major ) ▁successfully ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁Per ak ▁Ar med ▁Police ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁style ▁themselves ▁the ▁" 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁Per ak ▁S ik hs ". ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁had ▁a ▁strength ▁of ▁ 6 5 0 ▁men , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Par it ▁B unt ar ▁and ▁Tel ok ▁An son . ▁O thers ▁performed ▁guard ▁duties ▁at ▁the ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁Ta ip ing ▁and ▁maintained ▁law ▁and ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Per ak , ▁including ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁caval ry ▁tro op ers . ▁The ▁force ▁was ▁engaged ▁mainly ▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁local ▁u pr is ings , ▁with ▁occas ional ▁inter