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| KP govt announces anti-terror strategy, divides Peshawar into four zones |
| 2013-09-30 |
| [Dawn] Following a series of attacks in the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province, the KP government has devised a counter-terror strategy to ward off threats to the city. Secretary Interior Akthar Ali Shah, while briefing the media, after a high-level security meeting on Sunday night, said that two special task forces would be set up for the city to maintain peace and counter krazed killer threats. One of the committee's will be headed by the Commissioner and the other will be under the Inspector-General (IG) Police. Akhtar Ali Shah said that Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. would be divided into four zones and targeted operations would be carried out in sensitive areas. The emphasis of these targeted operations will be on bus stands, hotels and private inns which will be throughly searched. He said that a ready to move quick response force would be present in each zone along with the police. |
| Posted by:Fred |