[DAWN] Mushtaq used to be a member of the province's 1,000-member strong Special Police Officer (SPO) unit. Salaried at Rs15,000 a month, this force performs the same duties as regular coppers but does not enjoy job security as its members are hired on a contract basis.
After the attack, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
Chief Minister Pervez Khattak had announced compensation of Rs100,000 for Mushtaq. However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
that is yet to be translated into reality.
Poorly trained and ill-equipped, coppers across the country are the first line of defence in civil spaces. They often make headlines for being caught in the cross hairs during raids or encounters with hard boys, or when their convoys are attacked hard boys.
Just this year, 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.
has lost at least 20 coppers. Since 2012, the deaths of at least 250 coppers have been reported, with many more injured in the line of duty. 
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