KP Inspector General of Police (IGP), Moazzam Jah Ansari on Monday unveiled the 2021 year performance of KP Police and highly lauded its performance especially of improving the overall law and order situation, resolution of public disputes and controlling crimes in the province.
Addressing a press-conference here at Central Police Office (CPO0, the IGP said that no major incident of terrorism has been reported from any part of the province including merged tribal districts in the last four and half months despite an evolving situation in Afghanistan in the wake of fall of Kabul on August 15, 2021.
He said the overall security situation in the province especially in merged areas remained highly satisfactory due to our effective and preemptive policing.
IGP said the strength of KP police have been increased to about 1,20,000 following inclusion of Khasadar and Levy personnel of newly merged tribal districts and we remained successful of bringing KP especially merged areas towards normalization despite an evolving security situation in Afghanistan.
He said although some incidents of terrorism that targeted securing forces and police, were reported in the province this year, however, no major incident of terrorism at public places have been occurred from any part of Khyber Pakthunkhwa due to supreme sacrifices of KP police and law enforcement agencies.
IGP said counter terrorism department (CTD) while foiling several incidents of terrorism have arrested 599 terrorists including some hardcore terrorists carrying head money while 110 terrorists were killed during police encounter, adding 48 policemen martyred and 44 injured in line of duty.
During 19,220 search and strike operations, he said, 111,057 people were arrested, 24,339 arms and 637,636 cartridges recovered besides arrested 92,081 suspects during 77,324 snap checking.
To curb street crimes, he said that Ababeel Force equipped with modern and communication equipment has been raised besides established Narcotics Eradication Teams (NETs) to wipe-out narcotics.
CTD has also seized 2397.91 KG explosive materials, 206 hand grenades, five suicide jackets, seven RPG, 31,076 detonators and 37 SMGs. Moazzam Jah said KP police had served as front line force during COVID-19, LG elections and anti polio campaigns and established Aasan Insaf Marakaz (Speedy Justice Centres).
