CM chairs Apex Committee meeting attended by Peshawar Corps Commander, IGP and others
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi carries the coffin of martyred Captain Abbas Khan in Peshawar. Photo: Express
PESHAWAR:
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and military officials held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the security situation and ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the province.
Sohail Afridi chaired the first meeting of the Apex Committee after becoming chief minister of the province.
The discussion lasted for three and a half hours and was attended by Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Omer Ahmed Bukhari, Chief Secretary Shahabullah Shahab, Inspector General of Police KP Zulfiqar Hameed, Inspector General of Federal Police and other senior officials.
During the session, the chief minister was briefed on the law and order situation across the province, ongoing development projects in the merged districts and increasing incidents of terrorism in the tribal and southern districts.
The officials also reviewed the progress of anti-terrorist operations in the affected areas.
aid package
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has increased the relief package for families affected by the operation in Kurram from Rs 110,000 to Rs 230,000, extending the benefit to displaced people living with host families.
The announcement came after KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s visit to Kurram on Wednesday, where he met Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDP), heard their grievances and ordered their immediate redressal.
The senior provincial official said all affected families would be provided assistance in the same way as it is provided to displaced people in Khyber district.
Thousands of people have been temporarily displaced from various regions of the province due to intelligence-based operations aimed at flushing out terrorists.
During his visit to Kurram on Thursday, Chief Minister Afridi, emphasizing social harmony, said society must move forward by putting aside mutual and sectarian differences and focusing on development and prosperity.
He also announced the resolution of the long-standing issue of dual addresses of displaced tribal people.
While speaking to the affected families, the Prime Minister assured them that all their demands would be reviewed in detail and all relief packages would be given to them on the Khyber district model.
Addressing the gathering, he stated that the KP government will not abandon the victims and will ensure all possible assistance.
