Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Work on Safe City project commence in Peshawar after years delay

Peshawar

PESHAWAR: After a delay of 18 year, practical work on the Safe City project has finally commenced in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital of Peshawar. Inspector General of Police (IGP)KP Zulfiqar Hameed announced that the Safe City project will be completed in six months. He further stated that Punjab is also extending support for the successful … Read more

KP police destroyed temporary hideouts of TTP in Lakki Marwat  

KP police

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police destroyed the banned Tehreek -e -Taliban Pakistan (TTP) temporary hideouts during a search and strike operation in Lakki Marwat district.

The police conducted a search and strike operation in the border area in which the banned TTP’s temporary hideouts were found.

A camp in the mountains was also destroyed at the junction of Karak and Mianwali.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that all temporary hideouts with the Punjab Border, including Abbas Khattak and the surrounding area, would demolished.

The clean -up operation will continue till the clearance of the all places.

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Sonia Shamroz appointed first woman AIG Police of KP

Sonia Shamroz

PESHAWAR: Sonia Shamroz, the only Muslim woman to win the International Association of Women Police Award, was appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Establishment for the first time in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Hailing from Abbottabad district, Sonia Shamroz has worked as DPO Chitral and DPO Battagram. Sonia Shamroz joined the police service in 2013 and has served as ASP and DPO in various districts.

Sonia Shamroz said that now they have got very good responsibilities, female officers in the province are being given equal rights compared to male officers. She did not recommend anyone for any position.

She said that the province has a good working environment, has received international and national awards for its services. The awards are related to the prevention of forced marriages and violence against women.

In this regard, Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan said that special priority is being given to female police officers and officials in the province. He said the trend of appointing female officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has increased during the last one year.

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