GILGIT, May 11: Eight hundred policemen would be recruited soon to reinforce the force in the Northern Areas, officials said. They said the region had a smaller population compared to other areas of the country, but they needed more policemen to guard sequestered areas.

After the recruitment, no policemen from other districts of the region would be deployed in Gilgit city, he said. If they were drawn before the recruitment, they would be given advance TA/DA and allowed to remain in the city for not more than two months, he added.

Official sources maintained that the local police would be given Rs1,000 pay raise and training as part of restructuring plan.

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