{
  "id": 10348525,
  "title": "CM Afridi wants KP input included in counterterror policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/cm-afridi-wants-kp-input-included-in-counterterror-policy-10348525",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T02:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2033144/cm-afridi-wants-kp-input-included-in-counterterror-policy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has called for improved collaboration between provincial and federal governments on security matters, emphasizing that the counterterrorism policy should reflect the ground realities. The CM visited Dera Ismail Khan after a terror attack at a police and customs check-post in Darazinda, which killed over 12 people, including rescue officials. Accompanied by his predecessor, Ali Amin Gandapur, Afridi toured the hospital where the injured were being treated. Addressing the media, he highlighted the deteriorating security situation in the province and mentioned that locals, police personnel, and soldiers were suffering due to violence. Afridi revealed that his government had allocated an additional Rs35 billion to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police in the previous fiscal year to maintain peace and security. He also stated that the province had provided financial assistance to federal agencies for modern weapons, equipment, and armoured personnel carriers (APCs), but the promised equipment had not yet arrived. Afridi urged the federal government to provide APCs to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa without further delay and called for greater involvement of the province in decision-making regarding peace and security. He emphasized that people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should be consulted before making such decisions, stating, \"Peace cannot be established without taking the people of KP into confidence.\" Afridi condemned anyone taking up arms against Pakistan as a terrorist and expressed concern over the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. He promised to provide a martyr package to families of those killed in acts of terrorism. Additionally, the chief minister criticized certain elements in the federal government for polarizing the country and accused them of threatening to impose governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.",
  "summary": "KP CM Sohail Afridi and his predecessor, Ali Amin Gandapur, inquire after those injured in the Darazinda attack.—Dawn DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday called for better cooperation between the provincial and federal governments on security matters, saying the counterterrorism policy should reflect ground realities. The chief minister made these comments…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "CM Afridi wants KP input included in counterterror policy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/cm-afridi-wants-kp-input-included-in-counterterror-policy",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:46:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}