No separate security policy for KP: Centre

Summary

• According to informed sources, the PTI leadership has been told in clear terms that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government cannot adopt a security policy separate from that of the federal government.
• The sources said the federal government and security establishment view the growing threat of terrorism, particularly in KP and Balochistan, as a consequence of external aggression.
• The sources said the federal government and the security establishment want the KP government to demonstrate through its actions that it fully supports the national security policy and will provide maximum cooperation to security institutions in the fight against terrorism.

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The federal government and the security establishment have conveyed a clear message to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership that there can be no compromise on the country’s counterterrorism policy.

According to informed sources, the PTI leadership has been told in clear terms that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government cannot adopt a security policy separate from that of the federal government.

The sources said the federal government and security establishment view the growing threat of terrorism, particularly in KP and Balochistan, as a consequence of external aggression. They believe Afghan soil is being used to facilitate attacks against Pakistan.