Key Takeaways
- Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad visited Bara tehsil in Khyber tribal district.
- Security measures were tightened following a violent clash between police and PTI protesters.
- Additional police personnel were deployed to maintain law and order in the area.
Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad visited Bara tehsil in Khyber tribal district on Wednesday to monitor the law and order situation.
The police remain on high alert, with security measures being continuously monitored in Bara Bazaar and surrounding areas.
Dr Ahmad stated that there is effective coordination between Peshawar and Khyber police as well as other law-enforcement agencies to protect public life and property, government installations, and sensitive places.
He emphasized that maintaining law and order and providing a safe environment to citizens is their top priority, and violators of the law will be dealt with strictly.
Dr Ahmad urged people to cooperate with the police and administration in maintaining law and order, adding that Peshawar police, in coordination with Khyber police, are committed to maintaining peace in the area.
A tense calm prevailed in Bara tehsil after the police barricaded Bara Bazaar from all sides, sealing all entry and exit points.
Additional personnel were deployed in Bara Bazaar, and the CCPO visited the site of Tuesday’s clashes between police and PTI protesters.
A statement issued by the office of the district police officer in the Shakas area of Jamrud said security had been tightened and measures taken to maintain law and order.
Sources said the local PTI leadership had advised supporters and sympathisers to refrain from staging protests following Tuesday’s violent demonstration in Bara.
The local MNA Iqbal Afridi and MPA Abdul Ghani had gone into hiding, according to sources.
Police booked 15 PTI supporters for demonstrating in Jamrud, and the situation remained peaceful in Landi Kotal, with all roads, including the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway, open to traffic.
On Tuesday, five PTI workers were injured during a protest in Bara tehsil that turned violent after participants torched government buildings and clashed with riot police.
Angry protesters set fire to the nearby Nadra office and part of the Rescue 1122 building, and the injured workers were taken to a local hospital, where their condition was stated to be out of danger.
