Daily Times

Like elsewhere in the country, the Martyrs Day was observed in Khyber district the other day.

In this connection, an impressive gathering was organized in Jamrud in which Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Kareem Khan participated as the chief guest, besides Distract Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Hussain, Station House Officer (SHO) Gula Jan Afridi and others.

Speaking on the occasion, Kareem Khan said that the nation would always be indebted to those police and Khasadar officials who laid down their lives for the sake of their motherland.

“We salute to their sacrifices and will always remember them,” he added and saying on the price of their lives they restored peace in the country.

He maintained that initiatives had been taken to solve problems of the ex-Khasadar or presently police forces in the tribal belt and scheme was in process to provide facilities, enjoyed by the police force in other parts of the country.

The Police high official assured that families of the martyrs would never be left in miseries and every possible assistance would be granted to them, including, provision of Shuhada package and free education facility to the martyrs’ children in police public school.

He further said that after merging of the tribal belt into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, various training sessions were provided to the district police officials to improve their capabilities.

Prior to it, CCPO, Peshawar laid floral wrath at the Martyrs’ Monument and offered Fateha for the departed souls.