Police in Karak placed on high alert amid Pak-Afghan tensions

Published February 28, 2026 Updated February 28, 2026 04:15pm

Owing to the ongoing security situation and tensions along the Pak-Afghan border, the Karak police have been put on high alert.

A police official said that the newly posted District Police Officer, Imran Khan, issued a special security advisory to subordinate police officers and cops, directing them to make security arrangements more effective to avert any untoward incident.

He said that the policemen had been directed to remain fully prepared and alert for any eventuality, as the miscreants could take advantage of the current tense situation between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

“The anti-peace elements can attempt to execute their nefarious plans and target public places and innocent citizens”, he feared, adding that the police are fully prepared to tackle any security challenge and thwart the malicious designs of the enemies of peace in the southern district.

Opinion

Editorial

Afghan hostilities
Updated 28 Feb, 2026

Afghan hostilities

The need is for an immediate ceasefire and substantive negotiations, with the onus on the Taliban to rein in cross-border attacks.
Cutting taxes
28 Feb, 2026

Cutting taxes

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s plan to cut direct taxes for businesses in the next budget acknowledges the strain...
KCR challenge
28 Feb, 2026

KCR challenge

THE Karachi Circular Railway is being discussed again. It seems that the project, or, rather, the hopes of it, are...
A collective effort
Updated 27 Feb, 2026

A collective effort

CONSIDERING the relentless wave of terrorist attacks Pakistan has been facing over the past few weeks, the...
Criminalising criticism
27 Feb, 2026

Criminalising criticism

ISLAMABAD seems to have developed quite a thin skin. A letter sent to the prime minister on Wednesday by leading...
Utter chaos
27 Feb, 2026

Utter chaos

THE PTI is in disarray. The lack of discipline within its ranks, which it has long refused to address, is finally...