An order issued by the elite police headquarters on July 10 stated that as per directions of competent authority, gunners and security guards were closed from officers as well pubic representatives. Reuters/File
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s decision to withdraw police security from 29 persons including two former chief ministers and other political figures has stirred a controversy as Awami National Party has termed the move an attempt to silence them.
However, provincial government in a statement tried to dispel the impression and claimed that the move was aimed at withdrawal of guards deployed with the people, who were using them for show off.