KP asked to deploy 5,000 police in capital

Published November 3, 2019
Due to the prevailing uncertainty in the federal capital, the interior ministry has asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to provide 5,000 additional police personnel to the administration of Islam­abad Capital Territory. — AFP/File
Due to the prevailing uncertainty in the federal capital, the interior ministry has asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to provide 5,000 additional police personnel to the administration of Islam­abad Capital Territory. — AFP/File

PESHAWAR: Due to the prevailing uncertainty in the federal capital, the interior ministry has asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to provide 5,000 additional police personnel to the administration of Islam­abad Capital Territory.

Through an official communiqué on Saturday, the interior ministry asked the chief secretary of the province to approve provision of another 5,000 personnel of the KP police along with complete command structure and anti-riot gear to the administration of the federal territory.

Sources said the provincial government had already provided around 3,000 police personnel to the federal government for deployment in Islamabad.

“This is an additional demand and the interior ministry has requested that the police personnel be provided immediately,” said an official requesting anonymity.

It is worth mentioning that the provincial government allocated over Rs200 million for the KP police ahead of the Azadi march.

Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2019

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