Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Briefs Zardari on Provincial Situation, Police Welfare Proposals Reviewed

Separately, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi chaired a meeting in Peshawar to review proposals for increasing police salaries and improving welfare packages for the families of martyred personnel. The meeting was attended by the provincial adviser on home affairs, chief secretary, Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed and other senior officials. The IGP briefed participants on proposed salary increases, while the governor directed officials to prepare a summary of the proposals at the earliest.

The meeting also considered increasing compensation packages for police martyrs’ families and injured personnel under the 2025 package. Proposals included providing cash assistance instead of plots to the families of martyred officers, financial support for the marriages of their daughters, and establishing an endowment fund to cover the educational expenses of their children. Kundi stressed the need to improve the welfare of martyrs’ families and directed officials to submit the proposed package summary promptly.