Police to get modern weapons

CM says Police Lines attack not linked with general elections

PESHAWAR:

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammed Azam Khan on Tuesday said that no act of terrorism could stop the people of this country and province from achieving their goal of a lasting peace and police will be equipped with modern weapons to enable them fight terrorism.

He made it clear that the incident was in no way linked with the general elections in the province, adding that unfortunately the province had faced such incidents in the past too.

He paid a visit to Peshawar police lines where he inspected the place where a blast took place the other day, and reviewed the damages caused by the deadly explosion and relief activities being carried out.

Chief Secretary Dr Shahzad Bangash, IGP Moazzam Jah Ansari, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Amjad Ali Khan and other concerned officials were also present on the occasion.

The chief minister was briefed in detail about the damages by IGP.

The caretaker chief minister offered fateha and prayed for the eternal peace of the martyrs of the incident.

Addressing the police personnel on the occasion, the chief minister said that the caretaker provincial government stood by the victims of the brutal attack and will not leave them alone in these testing times.

Every possible support and assistance would be extended to the bereaved families of the martyred and injured, he assured, adding that the incident has left the whole nation in grief.

However, he said that such inhumane attempts cannot shatter the resolve of the K-P police.

“The K-P police has faced the tough time bravely in the past and is capable to deal with any untoward situation in the future,” he remarked.

Meanwhile, talking to media persons, the caretaker chief minister said that on Monday too he was in Islamabad and attended a meeting with the prime minister to discuss law and order situation in the province.

He said that the caretaker government will take pragmatic steps to equip the police with latest arms and weapons on priority basis.

People should stay satisfied; the situation would return to normalcy, he remarked.

He maintained that people of K-P have rendered matchless sacrifices in the war against terrorism; their sacrifices would be remembered forever. He said that the heirs of the martyrs and injured would be provided with all possible support, adding that a summary with regard to provision of compensation packages is ready.

Nothing can replace the precious human life however the government will not let them alone and will go all out to mitigate their sorrow in this testing time, he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 1^st, 2023.