US pledges advanced equipment to KP police to 'fight militancy'.

PESHAWAR -- The United States will provide state-of-art equipment to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police, ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has said.

The pledge came at a meeting between the envoy and IGP Akhtar Hayat on Thursday. Blome lauded the steps taken by police to combat militancy and assured the department of full cooperation.

A delegation of the US mission and International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), led by the US ambassador, met Mr Hayat at central police office and discussed various activities launched by INL regarding increasing manpower and capacity of KP police.

The IGP informed the delegation about the training programme and scientific investigation provided to cops and reorganisation and upgradation of counter-terrorism department to effectively combat terrorism.

He said separate desks were established in most of the police stations to exclusively resolve women issues.

Meanwhile, the US ambassador said that United States helped Pakistan for 75 years to advance economic growth and build a bright future for its people.

Blome said strengthening and modernising the agriculture sector of...