Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has announced an increase in compensation for families of police martyrs, along with additional financial assistance for housing, education, and marriages.
Addressing a ceremony at Governor House, Kundi announced an increase of Rs. 10 million to Rs. 15 million in compensation for fallen police personnel, from constables to deputy inspectors general (DIGs).
He also announced cash assistance to help the families of fallen officers purchase homes, along with a Rs. 1 million marriage grant for their daughters.
The governor further announced Rs. 5 million in financial assistance for police personnel whose children or parents are killed in targeted attacks.
Kundi said KP Police would receive benefits similar to those provided to Punjab Police. He also stated that police salaries had been increased to bring them in line with those in other provinces.
During the ceremony, he distributed plot allotment letters to families of fallen police officers from Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and other districts of the province.
The governor stressed the need for greater support for the police, saying provincial development funds could also be used to meet the force’s needs.
He called for closer coordination among relevant institutions to develop an effective counterterrorism strategy and thanked the federal interior minister for his support, assuring that the federal government stood with the province.
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