ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter has issued a white paper on the KP government’s performance, faulting its handling of terrorism, law and order, police affairs and counter-narcotics operations.
Addressing a media briefing here on Monday, the Prime Minister’s Coordinator Ikhtiar Wali Khan and MNA Samar Haroon Bilour alleged that the provincial government had failed to efficiently tackle the deteriorating state of law and order in the restive province.
According to the white paper, the police casualties and terrorist incidents have increased manifold in KP. Ikhtiar Wali claimed that over 63 police personnel were martyred during the previous year, while the number rose to 122 after the current Chief Minister Sohail Afridi assumed office.
He further claimed that terrorist incidents increased by 33 percent, citing 508 incidents recorded from January to June last year against around 700 blasts or terrorist incidents subsequently.
The white paper also highlighted alleged shortages of modern weapons and protective equipment available to the provincial Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). The PML-N leaders have claimed that the CTD had only nine M4 rifles and 11 night-vision devices, while KP had 17 bullet-proof vehicles compared with 70 in Punjab.
They stated that Rs 7.05 billion had been allocated for counter-terrorism activities and questioned the utilisation of the funds, alleging that adequate weapons had not been purchased. They accused the KP government of diverting the heavy funds towards political and media activities.
MNA Samar Haroon Bilour alleged that drug trafficking remained a major challenge in the province, claiming that around 1,000 kg of narcotics had been seized from Peshawar during September.
The PML-N leaders have expressed serious concerns over the chief minister’s participation in Apex Committee meetings. The white paper said that there were shortages of sophisticated weapons at security posts and that the smuggling of narcotics, cigarettes, and vehicles through border routes was going on.
They also criticised the KP Police Act introduced on September 23, claiming that it could adversely affect police morale. They called for greater accountability over the use of counter-terrorism funds and urged the provincial government to strengthen police capacity and improve its response to terrorism and drug trafficking.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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