KP police identify over 100 vulnerable check posts

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police have identified more than 100 vulnerable and deteriorating check posts in the province’s southern districts and former tribal areas, and have asked the provincial government to give priority to their rebuilding and fortification in the upcoming budget.

According to official details, the check posts marked for urgent attention are situated in sensitive districts including Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar and parts of the Kohat division. Officials said these installations have been classified as highly vulnerable because of weak boundary walls, damaged roofs and generally poor infrastructure, creating serious security concerns for personnel deployed there.

A senior police official said the first phase of the proposed plan is aimed at reconstructing these check posts, improving their ability to withstand militant attacks and ensuring protective arrangements for personnel during assaults involving modern technologies, including thermal imaging.

The official said raising the height of the structures and improving their overall strength had become necessary to protect personnel from such threats.

Infrastructure gaps in merged districts

The situation in the tribal districts was described as especially worrying. Despite the merger of around 30,000 personnel into the provincial police force, infrastructure development has remained far behind requirements.

In districts such as Mohmand, Bajaur, Khyber, Kurram, Orakzai and Waziristan, several police stations have still not been established years after the merger, according to the official.

The same official said the shortage of basic facilities was so severe in some places that police personnel in areas including Mohmand were using dry grass to cover and conceal their posts, underscoring the absence of even basic infrastructure.

Officials also said that in areas such as the Tirah Valley and parts of Waziristan, a number of police posts remain vacant because proper construction has not been carried out.

Security concerns intensify

The push for stronger and better-protected infrastructure has gained urgency after recent security incidents. Officials said the Bannu attack in particular highlighted weaknesses in existing police installations and reinforced the need for reconstruction and fortification.

The proposed plan seeks to address those vulnerabilities by focusing first on the most exposed and damaged check posts in high-risk areas. Police officials have urged that the matter be taken up as a budget priority so that personnel stationed in sensitive districts can be provided safer working conditions and stronger defensive positions.

Officials said the identified posts are spread across some of the province’s most security-sensitive regions, where police continue to face operational challenges alongside infrastructure shortfalls. The request to the provincial government reflects what police described as an urgent need to rebuild weakened installations and improve protection for frontline personnel.