PESHAWAR:
As quickly as the present authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assumed energy, it promised to enhance the law-and-order scenario within the province by eliminating the specter of terrorism and selling financial actions as their first precedence. Nevertheless, regardless of the tall claims, terrorism continued to stay a menacing problem for the legislation enforcement businesses, who failed to guard the peace of the land.
In keeping with information obtained from the Counter Terrorism Division (CTD) for 2024, the vast majority of terrorist assaults have been carried out within the southern districts of the province together with Dera Ismail Khan, Fortunate Marwat, Bannu, Tank, Kohat, North Waziristan, South Waziristan, Khyber, Bajaur and Peshawar. A 20.7 per cent enhance was noticed in instances of terrorism, which rose from 530 incidents in 2023 to a complete of 640 incidents this 12 months, with the very best quantity, round 300, reported from Dera Ismail Khan, the hometown of the Chief Minister.
Sources of The Categorical Tribune from inside the CTD Ok-P revealed that the police had almost deserted the apply of patrolling the police stations after sundown within the southern districts, the place terrorist actions in opposition to each civilians and armed personnel have been on the rise. Out of all of the incidents, 355 incidents concerned firing and goal killing by terrorists, 113 concerned the usage of improvised explosive units (IED) in opposition to safety forces, political figures, officers, police, and different authorities establishments whereas six others have been suicide assaults. The heinous incidents claimed the lives of 275 folks together with 142 police personnel and 133 civilians whereas 214 cops and 246 civilians have been injured within the actions of the militants.
Commenting on the deteriorating law-and-order scenario within the province and tribal areas, Dr Khurram Iqbal, an knowledgeable in safety affairs and a PhD in Counter-Terrorism and Safety from Australia, whereas speaking to The Categorical Tribune, believed that the tug of warfare between the federal and provincial governments had destabilized the upkeep of peace within the southern districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Dr Iqbal additional opined that so as to take care of the issue of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)’s cross-border sanctuaries, each the federal and provincial governments should take a united stand vis a vis Afghanistan for making certain lasting peace.
However, Peshawar Police Chief Capital Police Officer (CCPO) Qasim Ali Khan felt that though the safety menace was nonetheless prevalent, CTD and the police have been making an attempt their finest. “The community concerned within the Peshawar police line blast was busted this 12 months whereas main goal killers and suspects concerned in terrorism have been additionally arrested,” assured Khan.