K-P police identify 100 vulnerable check posts

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police has identified more than 100 vulnerable and dilapidated check posts across southern districts and former tribal areas, urging the provincial government to prioritize their reconstruction and fortification in the upcoming budget.

According to official details, the identified check posts are located in sensitive districts including Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar, and parts of the Kohat division.

These posts have been deemed highly vulnerable due to weak boundary walls, damaged roofs and overall poor infrastructure, posing serious security risks to deployed personnel.

A senior police official told The Express Tribune that the first phase of the proposed plan focuses on reconstructing these check posts, strengthening them against militant attacks, and ensuring protective arrangements for personnel during assaults involving modern technologies, including thermal imaging.

The official stressed that increasing the height and structural strength of check posts has become essential to safeguard personnel from such threats.

The situation in tribal districts remains particularly alarming. Despite the merger of approximately 30,000 personnel into the provincial police force, infrastructure development has lagged significantly.

In districts such as Mohmand, Bajaur, Khyber, Kurram, Orakzai, and Waziristan, several police stations have yet to be established years after the merger.

The official revealed that in some areas, including Mohmand, police personnel are resorting to using dry grass to cover and conceal their posts, highlighting the lack of basic infrastructure even in modern times.

In regions such as the Tirah Valley and parts of Waziristan, multiple police posts remain vacant due to the absence of proper construction.

The need for reinforced infrastructure has gained urgency following recent security incidents, including the Bannu attack, which exposed vulnerabilities in existing police installations.