Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has briefed PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on the law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the new security plan for the province, as the federal government moves to tighten its grip on the fight against terrorism in the province.
The meeting, held at Jati Umra in Lahore on Sunday, came weeks after the federal government imposed emergency and governor's rule in KP, saying the provincial government had deliberately disengaged from the fight against terrorism. The prime minister said the federal government had been compelled to take the step because of security concerns, while Nawaz Sharif argued that the intervention should have come much earlier. The two leaders also discussed the country's political situation, economic reforms and ways to improve the national economy. (Source: Dawn)
FACELESS ANTI-TERRORISM COURTS
To intensify the war against terrorism, the provincial set-up has announced plans to establish "faceless" anti-terrorism courts in KP. KP Home Secretary Amjad Ali Khan said an amendment to set up the courts has already been sent, explaining that witnesses in terrorism cases are reluctant to come forward because of security concerns.
"Through this, not just the protection of witnesses, but that of prosecutors and judges will also be ensured," he said at a briefing.
Mr Khan accused the now-dysfunctional PTI-backed provincial government of lacking political ownership of the anti-terror effort, saying the armed forces and police had rendered many sacrifices while the administration failed to own them. He added that foreign policy is the federal government's domain and that it had formulated an Afghan policy in the country's interest, but the former set-up continued with a contrary one while inciting people against security forces.
RS70BN ANNUAL BOOST FOR POLICE AND CTD
The home secretary announced that the current set-up will spend Rs70 billion every year on the police and the Counter-Terrorism Department — Rs59.8 billion for the police and Rs10.3 billion for the CTD — split between infrastructure and procurement.
He said only 3.2 per cent of the budget had been allocated for security in the merged districts, calling it insufficient. The CTD, raised in 2014, has purpose-built infrastructure in only 12 districts, while its SWAT teams and counter-drone systems are operating at just 12 per cent capacity.
Under the plan, surveillance capacity will rise to 60 per cent for the police and 70 per cent for the CTD. Police counter-aerial threat capacity will jump from 1 per cent to 50 per cent, air-strike capacity from 18 per cent to 50 per cent, and vehicle armour by 45 per cent. Jammer availability will reach 50 per cent and CTD counter-drone capability 60 per cent.
Sensitive police stations are being fortified, the Safe City project is being extended, and anti-drone systems are being set up in Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat and Bannu, along with District Nerve Centres in 10 districts. Satellite systems will cover remote areas, artificial intelligence will monitor social media, and personnel will receive anti-drone and sniper training. Kinetic operations will be scaled up through intelligence-based operations, area sanitisation, facilitator arrests, Fourth Schedule re-verifications and Rapid Response Force mobilisation.
THE HUMAN COST
The home secretary said that over the past two to three years, 1,003 personnel of the armed forces and 627 police personnel were martyred and 808 civilians were killed, while 3,788 terrorists were gunned down in the same period.
Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, speaking at the same briefing, said the provincial administration's priority is restoring peace and strengthening the police, who are at the forefront of the fight. He questioned what the families of martyrs would say when political leaders disowned the war against terrorism, and noted that even political figures like Maulana Fazlur Rehman face restrictions on movement in some areas, making intelligence-based operations necessary.
Mr Kundi said the current set-up's stance is clear: decisions and policies will be made in Islamabad rather than Kabul, Kandahar or Jalalabad. He accused Afghanistan of facilitating India and Israel in using its territory against Pakistan, saying Islamabad has repeatedly raised its concerns internationally but Kabul has not budged an inch.
"It is very clear that whoever does not accept our state, Constitution and laws, cannot be engaged in dialogue. Anyone who takes up arms against the state cannot be offered dialogue, will be responded to accordingly," he said.
On funding, Mr Kundi admitted the centre might not have paid 100 per cent of the promised Rs100 billion a year for the merged districts, but said the set-up is fighting for it.
The urgency of the plan was underlined again this morning, when terrorists attacked a police post in Hangu's Pir Pahari area, martyring one policeman and abducting three others. (Source: 24NewsHD)
Stay with News Trend Today for the latest on the KP security situation through the day.
Sources: Dawn, 24NewsHD.
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ROMAN URDU VERSION:
Wazeer-e-Azam Shehbaz Sharif ne PML-N ke sadar Nawaz Sharif ko Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ki aman-o-aman ki surat-e-haal aur naye security plan par briefing di hai. Jati Umra, Lahore mein honay wali mulaqat mein Nawaz Sharif ne kaha ke soobay mein mudakhlat pehle hi ho jani chahiye thi — wafaqi hukumat ne kuch haftay pehle KP mein emergency aur governor rule is liye lagaya tha ke soobai hukumat dehshat gardi ke khilaf jang se peechay hat gayi thi.
Naye plan ke tehat KP mein "faceless" anti-terrorism courts banayi jayengi, taake gawah, prosecutor aur judge mehfooz rahen — Home Secretary Amjad Ali Khan ke mutabiq tarmeem bhej di gayi hai. Police aur Counter-Terrorism Department ke liye har saal 70 arab rupay kharch kiye jayenge — police ke liye 59.8 arab aur CTD ke liye 10.3 arab. Hassas thanay mazboot kiye jayenge, Safe City project barhaya jayega, aur Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat aur Bannu mein anti-drone systems lagaye jayenge.
Pichlay do se teen saal mein 1,003 fouji aur 627 police ahelkar shaheed hue, 808 shehri jaan bahaq hue, jabke 3,788 dehshat gard maaray gaye. Governor Faisal Karim Kundi ne kaha ke faislay Islamabad mein honge, Kabul ya Kandahar mein nahi, aur jo hathiyar uthaye ga us se baat cheet nahi hogi. Aaj subah Hangu mein police post par hamlay mein aik ahelkar shaheed aur teen aghwa ho gaye — yehi woh surat-e-haal hai jis ke liye ye plan banaya gaya hai. Mazeed tafseel ke liye News Trend Today ke saath rahiye.
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