PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police has identified more than 100 vulnerable and deteriorating check posts across southern districts and former tribal areas, and have asked the provincial government to give priority to their rebuilding and fortification in the upcoming budget.
As per the official details, the check posts marked for urgent attention are situated in sensitive districts including Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar and parts of the Kohat division. Officials said these installations have been classified as highly vulnerable because of weak boundary walls, damaged roofs and generally poor infrastructure, creating serious security concerns for personnel deployed there.
A senior police official said the first phase of the proposed plan is aimed at reconstructing these check posts, improving their ability to withstand militant attacks and ensuring protective arrangements for personnel during assaults involving modern technologies, including thermal imaging.
The official stressed that increasing the height and structural strength of check posts has become essential to safeguard personnel from such threats.
The situation in tribal districts remains particularly alarming. Despite the merger of approximately 30,000 personnel into the provincial police force, infrastructure development has lagged significantly.
In districts such as Mohmand, Bajaur, Khyber, Kurram, Orakzai, and Waziristan, several police stations have yet to be established years after the merger.
The official revealed that in some areas, including Mohmand, police personnel are resorting to using dry grass to cover and conceal their posts, highlighting the lack of basic infrastructure even in modern times.
In areas including the Tirah Valley and several parts of Waziristan, a number of police checkpoints remain unoccupied because adequate infrastructure has yet to be developed.
The demand for stronger and more secure facilities has become increasingly urgent following recent security incidents, particularly the Bannu attack, which highlighted weaknesses in the current police infrastructure.
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