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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Slams Pakistan Military's Security Strategy, Demands Review
- •Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi criticized Pakistan's security policies, questioning the effectiveness of military operations against terrorism in the province.
- •Afridi highlighted 22 major and over 14,000 minor operations in 22 years, asking why terrorism persists despite extensive security responses.
- •He condemned "closed-door policies" and urged for the implementation of the KP government's 100-day peace action plan, which has been presented to the federal government.
- •The Chief Minister raised concerns about delays in providing weapons, equipment, and armored personnel carriers to the provincial police, despite an increased budget allocation.
- •Afridi warned against federal leaders' statements that could deepen provincial divisions and alienate the population, emphasizing that terrorism requires a long-term peace strategy beyond military operations.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi sharply criticized Pakistan's security policies, questioning the effectiveness of 22 major military operations and over 14,000 minor operations conducted over 22 years that failed to establish lasting peace. He also criticized Islamabad's closed-door policies and the failure to implement the province's proposed 100-day peace action plan.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) postponed its planned long march from Peshawar to Islamabad to October 4. Originally scheduled to begin on September 27, the march aims to press for the release of jailed former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan.
At least 12 people were killed and about 35 others were wounded when gunmen opened fire on an ambulance responding to a suicide bombing at a roadside police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan. Most of the casualties were security personnel and passersby.
