K-P maps security transition to civilian forces
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Home High-level meeting promises financial, jobs relief for affected areas, PSL matches in Peshawar A high-level security meeting in Peshawar on Tuesday laid out a roadmap for transferring law-and-order responsibilities from the army to civilian authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), marking a pivotal moment in the province’s long struggle to restore stability. The session reviewed the overall security landscape and concluded that in areas, including Malakand, where peace improves, operational control would be handed over to the police, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and provincial law-enforcement authorities. K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi joined Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, federal representatives and senior civil and military leadership at the meeting, which also addressed economic fallout from counter-terrorism operations and long-standing financial pressures on the province. Special Assistant for Information Shafi Jan, Finance Adviser Muzammil Aslam and Law Minister Aftab Alam later briefed the media. They said that the meeting took “important decisions” on both security and the economy.
Published: February 10, 2026 5:05 pm
Source: The Express Tribune — Read original