The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has released more than Rs5 billion in funds for countering terrorism and equipping KP police with modern weapons and infrastructure.
According to the Central Police Office (CPO), outstanding funds for ongoing police projects have been released for the current fiscal year 2026-27. The funds were issued in view of the prevailing law and order situation.
A total of Rs1.036875 billion has been released for nine Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police projects, while Rs4.2675 billion has been provided for schemes under the Accelerated Implementation Programme (AIP).
Similarly, Rs1.8675 billion has been released for the technological upgrading of police in designated districts. Separate allocations of Rs1.2 billion each have been issued for Phase I and Phase II of infrastructure projects for the police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).
An amount of Rs27 million has been released for feasibility studies and the construction of model police stations at every tehsil and town headquarters in the province. Another Rs27 million has been allocated for police station construction and rehabilitation projects.
For feasibility studies and the construction of CTD regional headquarters, Rs18 million has been released. The same amount has been provided for a feasibility study of police infrastructure across the province.
Additionally, Rs30 million has been released for the construction of Mandani Police Station in Charsadda, while Rs15 million has been issued for building five police posts in Mardan.
A further Rs604.8 million has been released for establishing district-level CTD setups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and constructing the Peshawar Regional CTD Headquarters. Another Rs188.7 million has been provided for the rehabilitation, structural repairs, alteration and expansion of the existing FRP Police Lines building in Peshawar.
An amount of Rs47 million has also been released to pay court-awarded dues related to the acquisition of land for Police Lines in Tank.
According to the Central Police Office, all funds will be spent on the relevant activities within the stipulated procedures and timeframes.
Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hameed said efforts were underway to strengthen the police and CTD and improve their infrastructure. He vowed that the fight against terrorism would continue until the menace was eliminated.
The provincial police chief also said the police had made immense sacrifices in the war against terrorism.
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