Gallantry medals conferred on KP police force

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakh-tunkhwa Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani on Wednesday conferred gallantry medals on the 21 police officers and jawans who sacrificed lives fighting against terrorists.

The Qauid-e-Azam Police Medals (QPM) and President’s Police Medal (PPM) were awarded to 21 police officers and jawans in recognition of their meritorious services in the line of duty in the ongoing war against terror.

The Police Department had recommended the names of various police officers and jawan in the year 2012-13 to the provincial government. The provincial government sent the names to the centre for approval of President Mamnoon Hussain.

Speaking on the occasion, IGP Nasir Khan Durrani paid rich tributes to the unprecedented sacrifices of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police in the war against terror. He said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police’s gallantry acts were matchless in the whole world.

The IGP said without proper recognition of the sacrifices of police shuhada and ghazis, the country cannot achieve the zenith of success. He added the provincial government would be approached with the request to arrange similar medals at the provincial level in recognition of the services of the police martyrs.

These police shuhada and ghazis had either sacrificed own lives, were injured in war against terror in various blasts, attacks at different police stations or during encounters. The police shuhada, who were awarded posthumous Quid-e-Azam police medals, included Superintendent of Police Hilal Haider (Peshawar), Deputy Superintendent of Police Khurshid Khan (Peshawar), Inspector Sattar Khan (Peshawar), Inspector Apeal Khan (Bannu), Sub-Inspector Khushdil Khan (Mardan), Sub-Inspector Imam Hussan ( Bannu), Sub Inspector Ismail Khan (Lakki Marwat) and Constables Sareer Khan (Peshawar), Bashir Khan (Bannu), Zia-ud-din (Bannu), Imran Ullah (Bannu) and Constable Muhammad Ismail (DIKhan).

The injured constables who were awarded PPM include constables Aqif (Bannu), Waqar (Bannu), Azam Khan (DIkhan), Saadullah (DIKhan), Kashif (DIKhan), Qaiser Khan (DIKhan), Muhammad Hassan (DIKhan), Khalid Khan (DIKhan), and Zahid Ullah of Elite Force. The shuhada awards were received by their heirs.