PESHAWAR: The recruitment of 5,000 constables in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police has been approved, with the federal government set to provide special funds for the hiring process, according to official sources.
Sources said quotas are being allocated for settled areas, southern districts and 12 specifically designated districts across the province.
Under the proposed distribution plan, more than 2,000 vacancies are expected to be allocated to Peshawar, 2,000 to southern districts and the remaining 1,000 to other areas.
The recruitment plan will also include children of police personnel who died during service, as well as those who passed away after retirement, under the applicable deceased employees’ quota.
According to official sources, the province needs to recruit 5,000 additional police personnel to address the shortage of manpower in the police force. The federal government will provide special funding to facilitate the recruitment process.
The proposed recruitment drive is expected to strengthen the provincial police force, increase its operational capacity and help address manpower shortages in maintaining law and order across the province.
Sources said the process of allocating vacancies among different regions is currently underway. However, the final recruitment schedule, application submission dates and details of the selection procedure have not yet been announced.
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