Police officials in three tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have refused to provide security to the polio teams on the occasion of the polio campaign, due to which the polio campaign could not be started in these areas.
From 7th to 11th August in 17 districts of the province Polio campaign was announced, among them, the authorities are facing difficulties due to lack of security in 11 union councils of Mohmand, Khyber and North Waziristan tribal districts, while the anti-polio campaign will continue in the remaining 14 districts and regulated areas.
Syed Jalal Wazir, Chairman of the Police Force Ittehad from Khyber District, said that after the merger of the former tribal agencies and the Special and Levies Force of the existing tribal districts, it was decided that they will be merged into the Police Force of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. But despite the passage of four years, the problems of the tribal police force have not been resolved.
In this regard, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Cabinet Information Minister Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhil told Independent Urdu that Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan took notice of the refusal of the police force to provide security during the anti-polio campaign in the tribal districts of Khyber and Mohmand. and has also asked for a report from IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in this regard.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa On contacting the emergency operation center for anti-polio virus, he said that like other districts of the province, polio teams were ready in Khyber and Mohmand districts, but the police refused to provide security there, due to which the polio campaign could not be started. is He said that when the police force will provide security in these districts, the district administration will start the polio campaign.
Khyber District Health Officer Dr. Zafar Ali Khan said that polio teams were ready on his behalf. He said that the administration’s negotiations with the police force are also ongoing and it is hoped that soon the police force will agree to provide security to the polio teams and start the campaign.
Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand Ehtesham said that the police force has suspended the campaign for an indefinite period for not providing security to the polio teams in relation to their demands.
He said that the police force is in discussion with its superiors and the campaign will be restarted when security is provided to the polio campaign.
Nazir Khan, district police officer of district Mohmand, told Independent Urdu that the decision to boycott by providing security during the polio campaign was not only in district Mohmand, but in all tribal districts, but in Mohmand and Khyber because the polio campaign is starting on August 7. which could not be done due to the boycott.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s former Home Secretary and Additional IG Police Akhtar Ali Shah told Independent Urdu that the Police Act 2017 is clear that the refusal of the security force to perform its duties is considered a major misconduct because the police force is bound by discipline and Such denial of duty or boycott has not happened before in the police force. He said that the police force in the province has gone through a very tough time due to terrorism, but at no time did the police force refuse to perform its duties.
Former AIG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that after the merger, Khasadar and Levies force are gradually being integrated into the police.
In this regard, DSP Syed Jalal Wazir, chairman of the Tribal Police Force Alliance, told Independent Urdu that the Tribal Police Force has refused duty during the anti-polio campaign in connection with ongoing efforts to meet their demands.
Syed Jalal Wazir said that there are 22 demands of the police force of the tribal districts, in connection with which a jirga of the tribal force alliance was held in Peshawar’s Bagh Naran, in which the top officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police and the provincial government demanded that if their issues are resolved. If not, Muharram duty and polio campaign duty will be boycotted.
DSP Syed Jalal said that he performed the Muharram duty at the request of law and order and police officials and now he has refused to provide security to the polio workers by announcing a social boycott of the polio campaign.
Zaheer Khan, Police Spokesperson of Khyber Tribal District, confirmed the refusal of the police force in the district and said that after the merger in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 4,000 Khasadars and Levies were integrated into the police force and there are some demands regarding their service structure.
The spokesman said that Khyber Police has tried hard to solve the problems of the police force at the district level, but some of the demands may be with the approval of the provincial government, for which they are struggling.
DSP Syed Jalal Wazir, chairman of the alliance of tribal police force, said that the number of tribal police forces in all the tribal districts is 29 thousand, but they have not been provided with the facilities and service structure that the police forces of other districts get. are
He said that now the Levies should not only be given the privileges that the provincial police have, but the same way the Levies force in Balochistan performs duties in the Levi uniform, they should also be allowed.
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Their demands include that if the government wants to merge the Levies Special Force with the Police, then all the Levies and Special Agencies and FRs existing in the present era should be given full privileges to the police without any conditions. be included in the force.
One of their demands is that pant shirts are not favored in tribal traditions, so they should be asked to serve in shalwar kameez.
The tribal police force demands that like the police force of other districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the police of the tribal districts should also be given a package to the families of the officers who lost their lives in terrorism. He said that the police officers of the Arzadi districts are given one crore rupees while the tribal force officers are given five million rupees.
Syed Jalal Wazir, chairman of the Tribal Police Force Alliance, said that the elite police of the tribal police have not been trained yet.
He said that until their problems are solved, such duties can be boycotted in the future.
A copy of the twenty-two point demands of the tribal force alliance is available with Independent Urdu.
According to the Emergency Operation Center of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the anti-polio campaign is running in 31 districts of the entire country and 17 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa till August 11.
Currently, polio virus is found in only two countries in the world, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, and two polio cases have been reported in Pakistan this year, while four have been reported in Afghanistan.
When I talked to the Director Public Relations of the IG Police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa about the refusal of the tribal police force to provide security for the anti-polio campaign, he said that it is a matter of the district police and the concerned district police officer should decide in this regard. will
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**Interview with Syed Jalal Wazir, Chairman of the Police Force Ittehad from Khyber District**
**Interviewer:** Thank you for joining us, Mr. Wazir. Can you explain the current situation regarding the polio vaccination campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
**Syed Jalal Wazir:** Thank you for having me. Currently, the polio vaccination campaign has been halted in several tribal areas, including Khyber and Mohmand, due to the police force’s refusal to provide security for the vaccination teams. This decision stems from ongoing negotiations regarding our demands as members of the tribal police force.
**Interviewer:** Can you elaborate on the demands that led to this situation?
**Syed Jalal Wazir:** Certainly. We have outlined 22 demands that address disparities in our service structure compared to other police forces in the province. We believe that if the government is integrating the Levies and Khasadar forces into the regular police, we should receive the same benefits and privileges without any conditions. Additionally, there are cultural considerations, such as our traditional dress code, which we wish to maintain.
**Interviewer:** There seems to be a severe impact on public health due to this decision. How do you reconcile the need for security with the urgency of the polio vaccination campaign?
**Syed Jalal Wazir:** We understand the gravity of the polio situation—it’s a critical health issue. However, our call for a boycott is a direct response to what we see as ongoing neglect of our rights and welfare. We are currently in discussions with provincial government officials and hope to resolve these issues swiftly so that we can resume our duties and support the vaccination campaign.
**Interviewer:** What do you think the next steps will be from the provincial government?
**Syed Jalal Wazir:** We are expecting a prompt response from the provincial government regarding our demands. The Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan has already taken notice of the situation and has requested a report from the Inspector General of Police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It’s essential that both sides engage constructively to ensure that we can provide the security necessary for the polio teams to safely operate.
**Interviewer:** Thank you, Mr. Wazir, for sharing your insights. It’s a complex situation that intertwines public health and the rights of your police force.
**Syed Jalal Wazir:** Thank you for bringing attention to this issue. We hope to reach a resolution that will allow us to protect the health of our communities while also ensuring fair treatment for the police force in tribal areas.
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