Risk allowance for Chitral police soon

By Zar Alam Khan


ISLAMABAD, March 13, 2010: Like other districts of the Malakand Division, the NWFP government will also pay special risk allowance to the Chitral police, according to chitraltoday.com.



This was stated by Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan on the demand of MNA Shahzada Mohiuddin in the National Assembly on Thursday.



The MNA from Chitral complained that his district, which equally suffered due to the law and order situation and military operation in the region, had been exempted from the benefit being provided to the other five districts of the Malakand Division since October 2009. He said the Chitral police had also rendered sacrifices to maintain law and order in the valley as well as other parts of the region and should be provided all the facilities at par with their counterparts in the region.



He demanded that Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and the ANP chief should order the payment of the special allowance to the Chital police without delay, reported chitraltoday.com.



Speaking on the occasion, the ANP chief supported Mr Mohiuddin’s demand and said he would ask the chief minister of the NWFP to extend the special risk allowance to the Chitral police as well. He said there would be no discrimination against any area as far as providing facilities to the law enforcement agencies fighting the menace of militancy and terrorism was concerned.



Under the double salary package announced for the NWFP, salaries of the police officials from constable to SP ranks have been increased substantially. If implemented in Chitral, police constables would get Rs3,000 extra, head constable Rs3,500, SI Rs4,000 and inspector Rs4,500.--chitraltoday.com