2024-09-13 13:30:34
Islamabad: Military officers have bowed down after the police protest against the army in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. After the protest of policemen in the province’s Lakki Marwat district entered the fifth day on Friday, the army has agreed to vacate the city. The army has said that the soldiers will leave the urban area of Lakki Marwat in six days. This information has been given after the talks between the police and the army. It has been said that the talks have been successful and the army has agreed to withdraw from the city. This protest of policemen started on Monday. The police allege that the people of the army and ISI interfere in their duty and they are not being allowed to work, this has worsened the situation in the province. Hundreds of policemen took to the streets demanding an end to the interference of the army and ISI. The policemen say that the work of maintaining law and order in the province is theirs and not the army’s and they will do it. The police say that they do not want the army in the area. In such a situation, their demand that the army should leave from here has been accepted.
The army bowed down after getting support for the protest
According to Dawn’s report, policemen from nearby districts also joined the protest that started in Lakki Marwat. Many political parties, civil society and local groups also joined the police in this protest, due to which it became quite big. The policemen are accusing the army and ISI of disturbing the peace in the area and worsening the security situation. The policemen say that the army is worsening the situation and the police is becoming the target of terrorist groups. Even the families of policemen are being targeted. A police officer has claimed that if the army officers leave from here and stop their interference, then we will restore peace in the area within three months.
The current police protests were triggered by the death of a constable while on polio vaccination duty. On September 11, gunmen opened fire on a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan, killing a worker administering the doses and a policeman. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. Since then, protesting police officers have decided to take to the streets, boycotting polio duty.