Shafi Ullah
MINGORA: Inspector General of Police IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan has said that the Malakand Police have rendered matchless sacrifices in the war against terrorism and reiterated his determination to make the Swat Police stronger and more integrated to deal with all kinds of challenges.
He expressed these views while addressing a Police Darbar of officers and jawans of Malakand region in Swat Police Lines on Monday. Officers and jawans of all ranks from various units and departments of the police force participated in large number in the darbar. DIG Malakand, DPOs Swat Lower Dir, Bajaur, Buner and other senior police officials were also present on the occasion.
The Police chief said that every officer and jawan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have performed their duties beyond the expectations despite all kinds of adverse conditions for the past two decades and every rank of officer and jawan have sacrificed their precious lives for the restoration of peace.
The IGP further said that the economy of Swat is linked to tourism and millions of tourists used to come from the nook and corner of the country every year during the summer season. The IGP described the Malakand Police’s arrangements regarding tourism policing as satisfactory and urged the Durbar’s participants to be kind to people, especially tourists.
The IGP said that the behavior of police officers, traffic officials and those performing duty at check posts should be exemplary towards the public. The IGP directed the senior officials of Malakand Police to make recruitment to the posts of Muhrar and Assistant Muhrar through examination to provide opportunity to intelligent and talented youth to pave way for bringing collective improvement in the force.
The IGP assured to address the issue of the promotion of police personnel on priority basis and said that no one will be deprived of his due right and the issue of the promotion of all the officials of the province will be solved by July 15. The IGP said that as the Force Commander, the welfare of the police force is his top priority, saying after assuming charge, he has introduced several reforms in this regard and has taken revolutionary measures for provision of better education and health facilities to the children of police personnel.
Beside, increasing the monthly stipend and burial charges, the amount for dowry of the first daughter of a police officer has been increased from Rs.30,000/- to Rs. 100,000/- Furthermore, he said that Police personnel will be given Rs.100,000/- to Rs.300,000 for their parents and children. Similarly, he said that qualified and intelligent children of the police personnel will be given admission on merit in the higher and standard educational institutions of the country. He said that all the issues related to employment of police jawans in tribal districts have been resolved and more measures are being taken for the welfare of the employees.
The IGP said that the police force is like a family and all available resources will be used to make it invincible. On this occasion, officers and jawans presented personal and collective problems related to their service. The IGP after listening to all their arguments issued orders on the spot to resolve them. The IGP also planted saplings in the lawn of Swat Police Lines in connection with the plantation drive.
Two terrorists arrested from Swat: The police in Swat on Monday arrested two terrorists associated with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Swat.
Addressing a press conference KP Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayyat Khan said the police have arrested two TTP terrorists named Asmatullah and Rafiullah aka Jawad from Swat. He said every year attempts from a ‘neighboring country’ are made to disturb law and order in Swat.
Giving details about the arrest of two TTP operatives, the KP IG said police launched an operation on information about the presence of terrorists on May 23 in Buner. He said in an attack by the terrorists a citizen was martyred while a jawan of Elite Force named Waqar Khan had sustained wounds. He said the terrorists’ group was active in Charbagh and Manglaore areas of the Swat district.
The terrorists’ facilitator, Asmatullah was involved in providing safe passage to the TTP operatives. The terrorist named Rafiullah along with his family had moved to Afghanistan in 2012 and returned to Pakistan, last year, after the formation of TTP Swat group. He said both the terrorists have been arrested in an intelligence based operation and further investigation from them was underway to arrest their accomplices.
