Police being provided modern equipment, says IGP.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Khan Gandapur on Sunday said welfare of the police force was his top priority.

He stated this during a visit to the Ejaz Shaheed Police Lines here.

Dera regional police officer Abdul Ghafoor Afridi, and district police officers of Dera, Tank and South Waziristan welcomed him.

A smartly-dressed police contingent presented him guard of honour.

IGP Gandapur also visited the Yadgar-i-Shuhada and laid floral wreaths on the memorials of police martyrs.

The KP police chief also planted a sapling on the premises of the police lines in connection with the ongoing spring plantation drive.

Addressing a gathering of police officials, he said steps were being taken to equip the police with thermal eyesight, thermal imaging cameras, weapons and ammunition to effectively deal with the menace of terrorism.

He said financial assistance would be given to the police officials for the weddings of their daughters. 'All police officers and Jawans, including from the merged districts, will be given equal opportunities of promotion,' he assured.

On the occasion, the officers and jawans aired their individual and collective problems, and the IGP issued orders for their resolution.

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