PESHAWAR: Amid deteriorating law and order conditions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial assembly has written to the Peshawar corps commander, seeking an in-camera briefing on the province’s security situation and ongoing operations.
According to a letter issued by KP Assembly Deputy Secretary Tariq Noor, the Special Committee on Security has requested a detailed briefing from Headquarters XI Corps, Peshawar, particularly regarding operations being carried out by the federal government and law enforcement agencies in the merged districts of the province.
The committee comprises more than 40 members, including the leader of the house, the leader of the opposition, provincial ministers and parliamentary leaders of various political parties.
Dated January 8, the letter notes that the committee has already received comprehensive briefings from key civilian stakeholders, including the chief secretary, additional chief secretary and the inspector general of police, and now seeks input from the military as part of a broader consultative process.
The request comes as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the most affected province by terrorism. According to Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, nearly 71 per cent of all terrorist incidents in 2025 occurred in KP.
The military spokesperson attributed the high number of attacks to what he described as a “politically conducive environment and the flourishing political-criminal-terror nexus” in the province. He said law enforcement agencies carried out 75,175 intelligence-based operations nationwide in 2025, with 14,658 of them conducted in KP. Of the 5,397 terrorism incidents reported across the country last year, 3,811 occurred in the province.
Relations between the KP government and the Centre over counterterrorism strategy have remained strained, with the provincial leadership repeatedly calling for dialogue and political solutions, while the federal government has emphasised kinetic action against militant groups.
Reflecting this stance, the KP Assembly’s letter states that while the Special Committee on Security recognises the importance of security measures, it believes that operations alone, without political, social and developmental initiatives, may not ensure lasting peace and stability and could risk further unrest in the province.
