US-funded FC’s Spina Thana Compound inaugurated

PESHAWAR: The inauguration ceremony to mark the completion of the INL-funded Frontier Constabulary's Spina Thana Compound, and the delivery of INL-funded uniforms and personal ballistic body armour to Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel was held at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad. Among others, it was attended by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement-Pakistan (INL-P) Deputy Director Mike McKeown, a press release said.

It said the $2.62 million Spina Thana Compound project provides offices, residential housing, barracks, mess halls, sentry posts, and pickets for 900 FC personnel. The inauguration ceremony also recognized the recent delivery of $3 million in INL-funded equipment, including 1,500 ballistic armoured vests and helmets, 30,000 sets of uniforms, 15,000 pair of boots, and 15,000 duty belts to the Frontier Constabulary.

The press release said Deputy Director McKeown, recognizing the important role that the Frontier Constabulary plays in extending the writ of government and providing security, noted that the new Spina Thana compound is strategically located at the junction of Frontier Region Kohat, Frontier Region Peshawar, and Khyber Agency in FATA. He said it was built adjacent to the INL-funded Frontier Corps and Levies Compounds completed in December 2015 and March 2016 at a cost of $ 1.93 million and $1.74, respectively.