PESHAWAR
\nChief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mehmood Khan on Wednesday reiterated his commitment not to compromise on law and order in the province and said that the incumbent provincial government is investing huge resources to cope with contemporary challenges.
\nWhile chairing a high level meeting regarding the law and order situation in the province, Mehmood Khan said Maintaining law and order is the first priority of his government and a number of initiatives have been completed to this effect during the last four years which have resulted in significant improvement in the overall policing in the province, he said, and added that additional allowances have been approved for the employees of the Counter Terrorism Department, whereas other required resources would also be provided on emergency basis.
\nThe meeting reviewed the overall law and order situation and important decisions were taken to effectively counter prevailing challenges.
\nThe meeting was informed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police and CTD are working under a well-devised and comprehensive strategy to maintain law and order in the province. It was disclosed on the occasion that substantial success has been achieved in thwarting the nefarious intentions of extremists, adding that 82 percent of the threats have been neutralized during 2022. Addressing the participants, the Chief Minister said that peace is indispensable for the development and prosperity of the province. \u201cMaintaining law and order has been the first priority of our government since day one\u201d, he added.
\nThe Chief Minister paid rich tribute to the police personnel for their sacrifices in the line of duty. He assured that the provincial government has extended all-out support to the police department and will continue to do it in future.
\n However, the Chief Minister made it clear that maintaining peace and tranquility is our collective responsibility, for which all stakeholders would have to play their respective role in letter and spirit. He directed for heightened coordination amongst the relevant departments and agencies, adding that there should be close liaison among all relevant institutions in order to have an effective response mechanism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mehmood Khan on Wednesday reiterated his commitment not to compromise on law and order in the province and said that the incumbent provincial government is investing huge resources to cope with contemporary challenges. While chairing a high level meeting regarding the law and order situation in the province, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-304072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n