Govt set to sharpen law enforcers' teeth

CM chairs meeting with K-P IG, Peshawar Corps commander

PESHAWAR:

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government, and other key security officials, have decided I'm principle to empower the police so they can play a central role in maintaining law and order.m

An important meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee was held here on Thursday with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minisr Ali Amin Khan Gandapur in the chair.

The meeting was attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister on Finance, Muzammil Aslam; Corps Commander Peshawar, Lieuten-ant General Omar Ahmed Bukhari; Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry; Inspector General of Police (IGP) Akhtar Hayat Khan Gandapur and other senior civil and military officials.

The meeting reviewed the overall law and order situation in detail, with extensive deliberations on improving the deteriorating security conditions in certain districts of the province and made important decisions to address the challenges.