PESHAWAR: To counter street crimes, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to establish 1600 member Ababeel squad for Peshawar.
The government has announced that squad will be provided 400 heavy bikes to patrol the city. The decision was taken during a meeting on law and order held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday. The police official briefed the chief minister on the steps taken to maintain law and order in wake of changing security situation in neighboring Afghanistan.
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The meeting was also briefed on the steps taken by the police to curb terrorism and street crimes. Apart from Chief Secretary Dr Kazim Niaz, Inspector General of Police Moazzam Jah Ansari, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Amjad Ali Khan, all Divisional Commissioners and Regional Police Officers and other senior officials attended the meeting.
During the meeting, it was decided to form a patrol squad of 400 heavy bikes and 1600 personnel to make Peshawar safer and prevent street crimes. Briefing the meeting about the operations against illegal weapons across the province, it was informed that huge cache of arms and ammunition has been seized during operations.
Expressing concern over the recent armed in Kurram district, the Chief Minister directed concerned authorities to pay special attention to counter terrorism as well as other incidents of insecurity and crimes. The bloody clash between the two tribes has claimed 16 lives while two tribesmen are still missing. The police said ceasefire was declared with the help of more than 100 elders from tribal region.