... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
Chief Minister Pervez Khattak.According to a police spokesperson, some of these checkposts have been abandoned completely while some of them have been changed into mobile ones.
He said that most of those checkposts were abandoned in Kohat, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Buner, Mardan, Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
, Haripur and Mansehra
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a city and an eponymous district in eastern Khyber-Pakthunwa, nestled snug up against Pak Kashmir, with Kohistan and Diamir to the north and Abbottabad to the south...districts. In the rest of districts including Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
the process would continue to review the role of the checkposts in different areas, he said. "Unnecessary checkposts will be abolished during the next few days," he added.
Some of the check posts, the spokesperson said, were changed into mobile ones so that police could check movement of suspected people and anti-social elements. He said that unnecessary checking would be stopped to avoid problems to the citizens and keep a check on coppers, who forced people for extortion.
Inspector General of Police Ihsan Ghani has directed the officers of the department to give full attention to their professional duty and public protection and deal people in a responsible way.
It may be mentioned here that the chief minister has directed police that no one should be incarcerated
Into the paddy wagon wit' yez!
unless they have concrete information about his/her involvement in a crime. He has also directed police to stop unnecessary checking.