PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police said on Tuesday that merger of Khasadar and Levies forces with the regular police would increase their salaries manifold.

In a statement issued here they said huge difference had been observed in terms of salaries and other incentives between the tribal security officials and the KP police.

In policing the salary of a Levies and Khasadar constable would be enhanced from Rs18,000 to Rs28,000.

It is also expected that after approval of the police system in the tribal districts these areas would get status of hard area which would ultimately lead to increased incentives and perks of the security employees, the statement said.

Likewise, the statement said the existing police Shuhada Package was far better than the Shuhada package of tribal security personnel. Under the package, the heirs of grade 1-16 officials of former tribal districts were being provided Rs3 million as compared to Rs10 million provided to the heirs of the same rank officials of the KP police.

Similarly, the statement said that the heirs of grade 17 officials of tribal districts were being given Rs5 million as compared to Rs15 million paid to the heirs of the same rank officials of KP police. Moreover, the heirs of grade 18 and 19 officers of tribal districts are being given Rs9 million compared to Rs20 million in KP police.

It said that besides this in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) the quota of the newly-merged districts would be incorporated in the enlistment share of KP police force.

Published in Dawn, January 30th, 2019