PESHAWAR: Chief Minister NWFP Ameer Haider Hoti said the government is yet to confirm the reports regarding the presence of Maulana Fazlullah in Afghanistan.
         
He questioned the safety of Fazlullah in Afghanistan saying the matter of his presence in Afghanistan will be taken with those involved in giving him protection.

He was talking to the media after offering funeral prayers for three police officials killed in Thursday night's attack on a police van in Peshawar.

The Chief Minister said that foreign hands were involved in financing and planning the terrorist activities in Peshawar and were using the people of this region for such activities.

The chief minister also called upon the federal government to send all those 1,000 FC personnel back to NWFP who were performing duties in Islamabad and Sindh province.

The chief minister announced that the compensation amount for families of all police officials killed in explosions will be doubled from Rs1.5 to Rs3 million.

He said that the federal government will provide additional funds amounting to Rs 24billion for law and order and strengthening of police in Peshawar and southern districts.