PESHAWAR – A meeting of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Apex committee chaired byGovernor Shah Farman here Friday discussed issue of police induction inmerged areas and decided that local system and traditions would be dulyconsidered while taking a decision.
KP CM Mahmood Khan was also present in the meeting that among others wasattended by Special Assistant to Prime Minister Iftikhar Durrani, MinisterHealth Hasham Inam-u-Ullah, Advisor to CM, Zia Bangash, Corps CommanderPeshawar, Lieutenant General Shaheen Mazhar Mehmod, Chief Secretary, SaleemKhan, Inspector General Police, Muhammad Naeem and heads of other lawenforcing agencies and administrative secretaries.The committee discussed the issue of induction of police in merged areasand decided that local systems and traditions shall be a deciding a factoras levies and khasadars have rendered huge sacrifices for the area.
A committee was also formed under Advisor to CM, Ajmal Khan Wazir to engagethe representatives of levies and khasadars aiming identifying theirdemands.
Participants also discussed to provide a forum for alternate disputeresolution mechanism. A committee was also formed to look into mattersrelating to setting up small industrial estate for hunting and sportingarms industries of Dara Adam Khel.
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The forum also decided that presence of teachers and doctors in governmentschools and hospitals would be ensured in best public interest and actionwould be initiated against those who are unwilling to perform their duties.
The committee also reviewed overall security situation in the provinceespecially of tribal districts and progress in affairs of these areas aftermerger.