The armed guards deploy­ed with Lashka­rs have alread­y been recall­edPESHAWAR: In a move that apparently spells the end of the armed Aman Lashkers established in 2008 to fight militancy in Peshawar district, the authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (K-P) have directed these groups to hand their arms and night vision goggles back to the police. These Lashkars were earlier asked to return their armed guards, hired by the police under the Special Police Officers (SPO) programme. These SPOs were deployed in police stations as well as with commanders of Lashkers in Adezai, Mashogagar, Masho Khel, Bazid Khel, Suliman Khel and Badhaber. Despite of that I was first asked to return two SPOs and now I have been asked to return all the five rifles,” he added. “So CCPO Dr Salman asked people to come forward and form Adezai Aman Lashker, which was provided around 70 AK-47s,” he added.

Source: The Express Tribune December 09, 2017 05:03 UTC