PESHAWAR
A high-level meeting to assess overall law & order particularly security situation in the context of upcoming general elections in the province was held here on Tuesday with Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan in the chair.
Chief Secretary Imdadullah Bosal, Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Amjad Ali Khan, Secretary Home Khushal Khan and concerned senior police officials attended the meeting.
The chief minister was briefed in detail on various aspects of the overall security situation regarding upcoming general elections in the province.
The quarters concerned informed that for the first time in the history, general elections in the newly merged and settled districts are going to be held simultaneously adding that available strength of police force is insufficient for the security of general elections.
The meeting was told that the provincial government would require more than 56000 additional cops for the security in upcoming polls while 1500 cops of frontier corps would also be required for deputing on the security of political leaders during the elections campaigns.
In the light of the presentation given in the meeting and recommendations of the law enforcing agencies, the caretaker Chief Minister will apprise the governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa about the prevailing scenario.
