{"id":559726,"date":"2026-08-03T01:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=559726"},"modified":"2026-08-03T01:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:52:55","slug":"anp-condemns-swat-peshawar-attacks-calls-for-review-of-security-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/anp-condemns-swat-peshawar-attacks-calls-for-review-of-security-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"ANP condemns Swat, Peshawar attacks, calls for review of security policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kabal PS blast<br \/>\nDLP Report<br \/>\nPESHAWAR<br \/>\nAwami National Party (ANP) provincial president Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Sunday condemned the terrorist attacks in Swat\u2019s Kabal and Peshawar, saying the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had continued to suffer due to flawed policies.<br \/>\nAddressing a certificate distribution and oath-taking ceremony organised by Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation in Nowshera, he said the killing of 15 people and injuries to 18 others in the Kabal blast was a matter of grave concern.<br \/>\nHe also condemned the attack on a police van in Peshawar and other incidents of terrorism across the province, saying militants had become so emboldened that they were now targeting police stations in broad daylight.<br \/>\nMr Hussain alleged that lasting peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had not remained part of state policies, adding that the province had suffered for decades due to \u201cdollar-driven wars\u201d.<br \/>\nReferring to the resurgence of militancy, he said ANP had repeatedly warned that terrorists were reorganising in different districts, but its concerns were ignored. 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