Khasadar, Levies ex-personnel complete training in tribal districts

RAWALPINDI: The fourth and last cycle of the training given to the former personnel of Khasadar and Levies by the Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps (FC) has recently concluded in the tribal districts of Bajaur, Mohmand and Khyber.

Inspector General Frontier Corps North, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Major General Adil Yamin was the chief guest on the occasion. These trained Khasadar and Levies personnel would now form part of regular police force of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release.

“This programme was part of the government policy, under which 20,000 personnel from former Khasadar and Levies of newly merged districts were imparted training under the supervision of Pakistan Army and FC,” it added.

The training was conducted in different fields, including the use of different weapons, mines and improvised explosive device (IED) detection methods, public dealing, policing, search operations, counter-terrorism operations, and physical fitness.

The passing out parade of the last batch from the fourth training cycle was recently held in Bajaur district. The parade was attended by the families of the personnel and senior civil and military officials.