Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has transferred 10 recently bought armoured personnel carriers belonging to Islamabad Police to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police. The handover was made under the prime minister’s orders and is meant to bolster counterterrorism operations already under way in the province.
Naqvi announced the move in a post on X, formerly Twitter, dated October 12, 2026. He said the prime minister had ordered the vehicles moved immediately, citing the current security situation and a rise in terrorist incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Federal government backs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police against terrorism
Naqvi said that confronting terrorism is a shared responsibility and that the federal government is firmly behind Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police. He said the federal government would continue providing all possible support to eliminate terrorism and protect the public.
Ten-member committee to guide Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governance
Earlier, the prime minister formed a ten-member committee to frame policy guidelines for improving governance in the province after Governor’s Rule was imposed there. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Naqvi and Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar are among its members.
Ahsan Iqbal, Rana Sanaullah, Amir Muqam, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui also sit on the panel. According to sources, it will additionally include one representative each from the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Balochistan Awami Party and the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party.
The committee’s first meeting took place in Islamabad under Dar’s chairmanship. Members reviewed the measures taken in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since Governor’s Rule was imposed, and the panel’s work is aimed at improving governance in the province.
