Naqvi hands over 10 APCs to KP police on PM Shehbaz Sharif’s directions

ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (APP):Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has handed over 10 newly acquired Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police on the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to support its ongoing counterterrorism operations.

In a message posted on X, Mohsin Naqvi said the vehicles were transferred in view of the prevailing security situation and the rising number of terrorist incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said the prime minister had directed the immediate transfer of the vehicles to help the provincial police carry out its operations against terrorism.

The interior minister said the provision of the APCs was part of the federal government’s support for KP Police as it continued its efforts to counter terrorist threats and maintain security in the province.

Naqvi stressed that the fight against terrorism was a collective responsibility and said the federal government stood firmly with KP Police.

He added that the federal government would extend every possible support to the provincial police in its efforts to defeat terrorism and protect the people.

The transfer of the 10 APCs was made on the prime minister’s instructions in response to the prevailing security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.