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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:12:29 +0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Islamabad to hire thousands of new policemen in light of PTI protests</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In response to escalating concerns about law and order, particularly in light of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s repeated threats of protests and sit-ins in Islamabad, the Pakistani federal government has authorized a significant expansion of the Islamabad Police force. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the creation of 1,934 new positions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1259345-sit-ins-protests-in-capital-pm-approves-1-934-more-police-posts"&gt;According to a story in The News&lt;/a&gt;, This decision followed a summary submitted to the Prime Minister by the Interior Ministry, highlighting the need for increased police presence to maintain security in Islamabad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Management Services Wing of the Establishment Division endorsed the proposal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The newly approved positions are distributed as follows: 24 inspectors (Grade-16), 50 sub-inspectors, 100 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs), 180 head constables, and 1,580 constables.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Interior Ministry has been officially notified of the Prime Minister’s approval and will now seek final approval from the Finance Division before proceeding with recruitment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This expansion builds upon a previous allocation of 1,000 police positions, specifically designated for the protection of foreign nationals, primarily Chinese citizens. These officers will be assigned to the Special Protection Unit (SPU).&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>In response to escalating concerns about law and order, particularly in light of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s repeated threats of protests and sit-ins in Islamabad, the Pakistani federal government has authorized a significant expansion of the Islamabad Police force. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the creation of 1,934 new positions.</strong></p>
<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1259345-sit-ins-protests-in-capital-pm-approves-1-934-more-police-posts">According to a story in The News</a>, This decision followed a summary submitted to the Prime Minister by the Interior Ministry, highlighting the need for increased police presence to maintain security in Islamabad.</p>
<p>The Management Services Wing of the Establishment Division endorsed the proposal.</p>
<p>The newly approved positions are distributed as follows: 24 inspectors (Grade-16), 50 sub-inspectors, 100 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs), 180 head constables, and 1,580 constables.</p>
<p>The Interior Ministry has been officially notified of the Prime Minister’s approval and will now seek final approval from the Finance Division before proceeding with recruitment.</p>
<p>This expansion builds upon a previous allocation of 1,000 police positions, specifically designated for the protection of foreign nationals, primarily Chinese citizens. These officers will be assigned to the Special Protection Unit (SPU).</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:08:52 +0500</pubDate>
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