PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said maintaining law and order in the province is the government’s top priority, adding that the people of KP want peace and lasting stability requires federal cooperation.
Speaking at a meeting of the apex committee chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Kundi said the army, Frontier Corps and police had sacrificed precious lives to maintain peace and order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said peace and development could not be halted if all state institutions worked together. Eliminating terrorists, their facilitators and financial supporters from the province was a top priority, he added.
The KP governor said the objective was to develop a practical strategy to resolve the province’s problems. He expressed gratitude for the federal government’s cooperation in efforts to establish peace and stability in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Kundi said the government wanted to create an environment in which every citizen felt safe and considered themselves part of the development process.
He added that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should be transformed into a model province of peace, stability, development and prosperity. Cooperation between the federal and provincial governments was essential to ensuring public safety and prosperity, he said.
