ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday condemned the killing of a policeman in a militant attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, ordering authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The statement came after unidentified militants attacked a police check-post in the Kurram tribal district and killed one policeman and injured another, according to the police.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
“Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the police check-post in Kurram area and directed authorities to identify those responsible for the attack and punish them,” Sharif’s office said in a statement.
The prime minister asked officials to ensure the provision of best medical facilities to the injured policeman.
The northwestern Pakistani province, which borders Afghanistan, has been the scene of a number of attacks on police, security forces and anti-polio vaccination teams in recent months.
Pakistan initially witnessed a spike in militant violence in its two western provinces, KP and Balochistan, since the Pakistani Taliban called off their fragile truce with the government in November 2022. The group has intensified its attacks recently.
Islamabad blames the latest surge in violence on neighboring Afghanistan, saying Pakistani Taliban leaders have taken refuge there and run camps to train insurgents to launch attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Taliban rulers in Kabul say rising violence in Pakistan is a domestic issue for Islamabad and it does not allow militants to operate on its territory.
The latest death has brought the total number of police killings in ambushes and targeted attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this year to 69, according to an Arab News tally.
PM condemns policeman’s killing in northwest Pakistan, orders arrest of perpetrators
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PM condemns policeman’s killing in northwest Pakistan, orders arrest of perpetrators
- Unidentified militants attacked a police check-post in the Kurram tribal district, killing one policeman and injuring another
- Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which borders Afghanistan, has been the scene of a number of attacks on police in recent months
Pakistan interior minister urges FIA to intensify crackdown against money launderers
- Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi holds high-level meeting at Federal Investigation Agency Karachi Zone
- FIA launched nationwide crackdown against illegal currency dealers in August to curb financial corruption, “terrorism”
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered a “comprehensive crackdown” against money launderers and human smugglers, his ministry said on Sunday amid Islamabad’s efforts to curb financial corruption and illegal migration.
The directives from Naqi came as he visited the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Karachi Zone and held a special meeting to review the institution’s performance.
“Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered a comprehensive crackdown against the money-laundering mafia and directed that major money launderers be dealt with firmly,” the ministry said.
“He instructed that the entire money trail of those involved in money laundering be exposed.”
Since August 2025, the FIA has been targeting illegal currency dealers, including operators of hundi and hawala, informal money transfer systems that operate outside official banking channels. The government launched the crackdown after concerns over a sharp decline in the value of the rupee, which fell to a 22-month low against the US dollar in August.
While commonly used for remittances, informal money transfer systems are also prone to abuse for money laundering and terror financing.
Naqvi also ordered effective action against agent mafias involved in human smuggling, his ministry said. He said elements who deceive innocent people with false promises of employment abroad do not deserve any leniency.
The minister said that the shortage of human resources in the FIA Karachi Zone would be addressed on a priority basis.
During the briefing, the minister was told that over the past four months, 20 agents involved in human smuggling have been arrested, and non-custom-paid goods and drugs worth Rs140 million [$500,173] have been seized.
“The interior minister sought performance reports from in-charge officers regarding their respective circles and directed them to work with greater diligence,” the statement said.
