SWAT: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed on Friday visited Swat and inaugurated a modern police facilitation centre in Kabal tehsil equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to provide a range of police services to the public under one roof.

Upon his arrival in Swat, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Malakand Zahid Nawaz Marwat welcomed the IGP, while young girls presented him with bouquets. The IGP formally inaugurated the facility by cutting a ribbon.

The ceremony was attended by RPO Malakand Zahid Nawaz Marwat, District Police Officer (DPO) Swat Muhammad Umar Khan, other senior police officials, local elders and media representatives.

During his visit, the IGP inspected various sections of the centre and reviewed the facilities being provided to citizens.

He said that modern police facilitation centres had been established across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at tehsil level to ensure the provision of multiple public services under one roof.

He said these centres were equipped with modern resources to provide prompt, transparent and citizen-centred police services in a professional environment.

The initiative reflected the commitment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police to strengthening public trust and improving service delivery in line with modern standards.

He added that concrete measures were being taken under the police’s public-friendly policy to ensure effective, accessible and fair services.

The centres were being established in phases across all districts of the province so that ordinary citizens could also benefit from modern policing facilities.

The IGP also interacted with the staff posted at the facilitation centre and directed them to treat visitors with respect and courtesy, ensuring that citizens could approach the police confidently and without hesitation to report their issues.

Published in Dawn, November 8th, 2026