KP bulletproof vehicles to be send to Balochistan: Minister

After complaints by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi regarding bulletproof vehicles provided by the federal government, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Wednesday that the vehicles in question would be sent to Balochistan instead.

- Tariq Butt

On Monday, Afridi blamed the "flawed policy" of the federal government for the resurgence of terrorism being witnessed in KP. He further claimed that the federal government was neither giving KP funds allocated under the ongoing war against terrorism, nor "other constitutional rights." He also alleged that the bulletproof cars provided by Naqvi were "defective and old," adding that they should be recalled.

Late on Tuesday, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti had commented on the claims and said that like KP, his province was also affected by terrorism. "It is an appeal to the interior minister that if the KP government is refusing to take the bulletproof vehicles, they should be transferred to the Balochistan government so that terrorism can be countered effectively," he said in a post on social media platform X.

On Wednesday, Naqvi responded to Bugti's post and said: "CM sahib, done. These bulletproof vehicles will be sent to Balochistan immediately to enhance counter-terrorism efforts. Thank you for raising this."