According to CTD, 15 politicians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have received threats from terrorists.
Peshawar Police declines election candidate security duty. Peshawar Police declines election candidate security duty. Peshawar police on Saturday excused itself from providing security to election candidates ahead of the general election 2024.
As per details, the Peshawar police suggested election candidates of political parties to hire security guards from private security companies.
However, police will provide security for the corner meetings and public rallies of candidates during election campaigns.
Moreover, the reason behind not providing security to election candidates is the lack of additional security personnel as they will be deployed at the polling stations during the election 2024.
The development came after the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) released a list of political figures who received threats ahead of the general election 2024.
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According to the Counter Terrorism Department, 15 politicians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have received threats from terrorists.
The Political leaders who received threats include MNA Mohsin Dawar, Ex-provincial minister Imtiaz Qureshi, Senator Hidayatullah, Former PML-N MNA Amir Maqam, Former PTI MNA Pir Mansoor Shah and Shah Muhammad. JUI-F’s Malik Adnan Wazir and Ehsanullah, Senator Bakhti Afsar and Senator Maulana Abdur Rasheed.
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