Children of martyred police personnel enjoy a ride in a buggy as the City Traffic Police organised an event in Peshawar on Tuesday in connection with the martyrs day. White Star
PESHAWAR: The police department is observing Youm-i-Shuhada on Wednesday (today) to commemorate the sacrifices of its 1,522 men and women, who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
Breakdown of police losses in two decades of war against terrorism showed that a total of 1,522 personnel of the force embraced martyrdom from 2000 to 2021 while 186 officials lost their lives from 1970 to 2000. Besides, a total of 1,722 police personnel were wounded in incidents of terrorism from 2000 to 2021.
The cabinet directed the police department to immediately begin recruitment of employees to fill all vacant posts. AFP/File
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday decided to provide all required financial resources to the police department on priority basis to effectively tackle the situation arising from the security crisis in Afghanistan.
The decision was made during a special cabinet meeting called to discuss the overall security situation in the province in the backdrop of Wednesday’s Dasu incident in which 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, were killed.
It was the second such meeting since July 6.
A statement issued here said Chief Minister Mahmood Khan chaired the meeting, which was also attended by the provincial ministers, chief secretary Dr Kazim Niaz, inspector general of police Moazaam Jah Ansari, regional police officers, divisional commissioners and other relevant officials.
The cabinet directed the police department to immediately begin recruitment of employees to fill all vacant posts. AFP/File
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday decided to provide all required financial resources to the police department on priority basis to effectively tackle the situation arising from the security crisis in Afghanistan.
The decision was made during a special cabinet meeting called to discuss the overall security situation in the province in the backdrop of Wednesday’s Dasu incident in which 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, were killed.
It was the second such meeting since July 6.
A statement issued here said Chief Minister Mahmood Khan chaired the meeting, which was also attended by the provincial ministers, chief secretary Dr Kazim Niaz, inspector general of police Moazaam Jah Ansari, regional police officers, divisional commissioners and other relevant officials.
The IGP said policing in the merged tribal districts was smooth but there was an issue of discipline among the personnel, who were Khasadars and Levies in the past. Reuters/File
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Moazaam Jah Ansari on Saturday said the police were ready to tackle the fallout of the ongoing Afghan situation in the province.
Addressing the ‘Meet the Press’ programme at the Peshawar Press Club, the provincial inspector general of police said the situation along around 1,000 kilometers long Pak-Afghan border would be a challenge. He, however, said things were good due to the fencing of the border.
The IGP said policing in the merged tribal districts was smooth but there was an issue of discipline among the personnel, who were Khasadars and Levies in the past. Reuters/File
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Moazaam Jah Ansari on Saturday said the police were ready to tackle the fallout of the ongoing Afghan situation in the province.
Addressing the ‘Meet the Press’ programme at the Peshawar Press Club, the provincial inspector general of police said the situation along around 1,000 kilometers long Pak-Afghan border would be a challenge. He, however, said things were good due to the fencing of the border.