KP governor announces increase in police salaries, martyrs’ package
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has announced an increase in police salaries and various benefits, including a special financial assistance package for the families of police personnel martyred in terrorist attacks.
The announcement was made during a ceremony at Governor House in Peshawar, where allotment letters for residential plots were distributed among the families of 54 police martyrs.
While addressing the ceremony, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said salaries for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police personnel should be higher than those in other provinces.
He also said the government would expedite the recruitment process for vacant posts to address the shortage of police personnel.
Moreover, the governor further announced a special financial assistance package for families of police officers killed in terrorist attacks, along with a special grant to support the marriages of daughters of police martyrs.
The ceremony was attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed, the chief secretary, senior police officers, members of the advisory council, and the martyrs’ families.
