Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has asked the federal government for Rs 40 billion to improve policing in 12 districts of the province, the provincial police chief said on Sunday.
IG Zulfiqar Hameed said the department would be provided with drones, anti-drone systems, modern bulletproof vehicles and armoured personnel carriers (APCs). The police chief said the focus has been on the safe city project across 12 districts.
Safe city work in Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu and Lakki Marwat
The IG said the safe city project is progressing rapidly in Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu and Lakki Marwat. Efforts are underway to complete it in these districts within a year.
Police stations and posts under construction in north
Hameed also said police stations and police posts are being built in five northern districts of the province.
