PESHAWAR, 07 May 2021 (TON): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Sanaullah Abbasi said on Thursday that former Levies and Khassadar personnel would be imparted professional training to enable them to face challenges in a befitting manner.

This he said while addressing the participants of passing out parade of second batch of 541 former Levies and Khassadars declared successful.

A total of 997 trainees of newly merged tribal districts had passed out in the first batch from different police training centres, while in the second batch 2,922 trainees passed out including 457 from Police Training School Swat, 541 from Swabi, 886 from Kohat, 693 from Mansehra, 150 from Sub-Campus Buner and 195 from Sub-Campus Kohat. In total, 3,919 former Levies and Khassadar personnel completed their basic training in two batches.

The review of induction of former Levies and Khassadars and their training at Police schools is likely to be considered by authorities at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to streamline the process.