Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dera Ghulam Mubashir Mekan has directed police across the Dera Range to further strengthen security at police stations, check posts, sensitive installations and other vulnerable locations as part of a comprehensive strategy to counter terrorism and protect police personnel and the public.
RPO orders enhanced security measures against terrorism
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jul 26 (APP): Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dera Ghulam Mubashir Mekan has directed police across the Dera Range to further strengthen security at police stations, check posts, sensitive installations and other vulnerable locations as part of a comprehensive strategy to counter terrorism and protect police personnel and the public.
He issued these directives while chairing a high-level meeting held to review the region’s security situation, including the recent terrorist attack on the Manji Khel check post in Tank district.
The review focused on improving operational preparedness, preventing similar attacks and enhancing coordination among law enforcement agencies.
The meeting was attended by Dera Ismail Khan District Police Officer (DPO) Ziauddin Ahmed, the Director of the Police Training School, SP CTD Region-I Iftikhar Shah, SP Security, SP City, SP Saddar, SP Paharpur, SDPOs of City and Saddar, and officers from the Frontier Reserve Police (FRP), Elite Force, Special Branch and DSB. DPO Tank, DPO South Waziristan Lower, SP CTD Region-II Gul Rauf and other SDPOs from across the region joined via video link.
DPO Tank briefed the participants on the Manji Khel check post attack, explaining the circumstances of the assault, the police response and measures being taken to prevent similar incidents.
DPO Dera Ismail Khan Ziauddin Ahmed presented the district’s security arrangements, highlighting protective measures for police stations, check posts, sensitive sites and key installations, as well as ongoing search-and-strike operations, intelligence-based operations and the operational readiness of the force.
SP CTD Region-I Iftikhar Shah shared updates on intelligence-based counterterrorism operations, surveillance of banned militant groups, inter-agency intelligence coordination and action against facilitators of terrorist networks.
DPO South Waziristan Lower and SP CTD Region-II Gul Rauf also briefed participants on the security situation in Upper and Lower South Waziristan and ongoing operations against militant elements.
RPO Ghulam Mubashir Mekan directed officers to reinforce the protective walls of police stations and check posts with HESCO barriers, improve lighting at sensitive locations, ensure an immediate response to every threat alert, conduct regular mock exercises and emergency drills, and strictly implement standard operating procedures (SOPs).
He reiterated that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police remains fully committed to defeating terrorism, adding that the protection of police personnel, the safety of citizens and the maintenance of lasting peace in the region remain the force’s top priorities through modern policing, effective intelligence sharing and public cooperation.
