KP releases over Rs5bn for police, development projects
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has released more than Rs5 billion for police and development projects across the province, including initiatives aimed at strengthening security infrastructure in districts affected by terrorism.
According to official documents, Rs1.036 billion has been released as outstanding funding for nine ongoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police projects during the current fiscal year, while Rs4.267 billion has been allocated for schemes under the Accelerated Implementation Programme (AIP).
The allocations include Rs1.867 billion for the technological upgradation of police in selected terrorism-hit districts and Rs2.4 billion for the first and second phases of infrastructure projects for the police and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). The second phase has received Rs1.2 billion.
The funding also covers a feasibility study and construction of model police stations at every tehsil and town headquarters in the province, for which Rs27 million has been released.
Another Rs15 million has been allocated for an auditorium at the Police Training College in Hangu, while Rs27 million has been released for police station construction and rehabilitation projects.
The government has also released Rs18 million for feasibility studies and construction of regional CTD headquarters and a further Rs18 million for feasibility studies of police infrastructure across the province.
The allocations include Rs30 million for the construction of Mandani Police Station in Charsadda, Rs15 million for five police posts in Mardan and Rs604.8 million for establishing district-level CTD units across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In Peshawar, Rs188.7 million has been allocated for the rehabilitation, structural repairs, alteration and expansion of the existing Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) lines building.
The government has also released Rs47 million to pay court-awarded dues related to the acquisition of land for police lines in Tank.
Speaking to Aaj News, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed said efforts were underway to strengthen the police and CTD and improve their infrastructure.
He said the fight against terrorism would continue until the menace was eliminated, adding that the police had made immense sacrifices in the war against terrorism.