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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Red Crescent Society Sardar Shahid Laghari met Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan at Kashmir House Islamabad here on Saturday.
In the meeting Prime Minister AJK Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan appreciated the role and services of Red Crescent in dealing with climate change and natural calamities in Azad Kashmir. He said that there is a dire need for the role of Red Crescent in many issues including health, welfare of migrants, LoC victims in Azad Kashmir.
On this occasion, Prime Minister AJK also invited Chairman Red Crescent to visit Azad Kashmir.
Speaking on this ocassion, PRCS Chairman Sardar Shahid Ahmad Laghari said that Red Crescent is in the forefront of serving the suffering humanity in Azad Kashmir. Through its programs, PRCS is spreading awareness about health and cleanliness, welfare and safe living among the people along with the humanitarian assistance and support to the deserving. He said that Red Crescent will expand the scope of its welfare projects in Azad Kashmir.AJK Most Senior Minister Khawaja Farooq Ahmed, Education Minister Colleges Zafar Iqbal Malik and others were also present on this occasion.
![PESHAWAR, JAN 12 /DNA/ - Owing to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's precarious law and order circumstances, the provincial assembly has written a letter to the Peshawar corps commander seeking an in-camera briefing on ongoing operations and the security situation in the province. "The [special] Committee desires to receive a detailed briefing from Headquarters XI Corps, Peshawar, particularly in the context of the ongoing operations being conducted by the federal government and LEAs in the merged districts of KP," reads the letter issued by KP Assembly Deputy Secretary Tariq Noor, while referring to the Special Committee (on Security) constituted by the house. The committee features more than 40 members, including the leader of the house, the leader of the opposition and provincial ministers, along with parliamentary leaders of respective political parties. The letter, dated January 8, also points out that the committee has received detailed briefings from key stakeholders, including the chief secretary, the additional chief secretary, the IGP, and now seeks a briefing as part of the consultative process. Letter written by KP Assemblys deputy secretary to Headquarters XI Corps. — Reporter Letter written by KP Assembly's deputy secretary to Headquarters XI Corps. — Reporter The KP Assembly's request for a briefing from a senior army commander comes as the province, as stated by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry in a recent media briefing, accounted for nearly 71% of all the terrorist incidents in 2025. The overwhelming share of KP in facing terror incidents, as per the military's spokesperson, was due to a "politically conducive environment and the flourishing political-criminal-terror-nexus" in the province. Noting that the Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in KP was resisting counterterrorism efforts at every forum — a claim denied by the PTI — Lt Gen Chaudhry highlighted that the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) carried out 75,175 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across the country in 2025, of which 14,658 IBOs were conducted in KP. Out of the total 5,397 terrorism incidents reported nationwide in the previous year, as many as 3,811 incidents occurred in KP. The issue of terrorism and military operations has been a point of contention between the PTI's KP government and the Centre in recent times, where the former has time and again stressed a political solution and dialogue, whereas the latter has pressed on with taking action against the terrorists. This is also reflected by the KP Assembly's letter to the Headquarters XI Corps, Peshawar, which says that the Special Committee (on Security) "acknowledges the importance of security measures but considers that operation alone without broader political, social and developmental initiatives may not ensure suitable peace and stability and could risk further unrest in the province".](https://islamabadpost.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/security-forces-218x150.jpg "KP Assembly seeks Peshawar corps commander’s in-camera briefing on security situation")
