{"id":13696,"date":"2025-07-15T09:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=13696"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:06:10","slug":"two-sniffer-dogs-retire-after-years-of-loyal-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=13696","title":{"rendered":"Two sniffer dogs retire after years of loyal service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Two sniffer dogs of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police, credited with thwarting dozens of terrorist plots, have been officially retired after serving for a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The dogs were part of the special bomb disposal and security unit operating across Peshawar and the tribal districts.<\/p>\n<p>These British-bred sniffer dogs played a critical role in bomb disposal operations and provided security clearances for high-profile officials, including the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, and Governor.<\/p>\n<p>They were also instrumental in clearing routes and detecting dozens of suspicious items during various security operations.<\/p>\n<p>According to Adil Abdal, director of K-P\u2019s K9 unit, the dogs worked closely with the police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), and other law enforcement agencies during numerous search and strike missions.<\/p>\n<p>Their efforts neutralised two major improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and helped keep key routes safe from potential threats.<\/p>\n<p>Due to age, the dogs were retired but remain valued assets of the K-P Police. Following retirement, they have attracted significant interest from individuals willing to adopt them.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Peshawar police official highlighted the dogs&#8217; key role during sensitive periods such as Muharram and VIP visits, noting their ability to detect threats well in advance, thereby enhancing security measures.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two sniffer dogs of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police, credited with thwarting dozens of terrorist plots, have been officially retired after serving for a decade. The dogs were part of the special bomb disposal and security unit operating across Peshawar and the tribal districts. These British-bred sniffer dogs played a critical role in bomb disposal operations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}