Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police: Pakistan’s Under-Resourced Frontline Against Militant Violence
The source depicts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police as absorbing a disproportionate share of Pakistan’s counterterrorism casualties, particularly since 2007 and throughout 2025. It argues that pay disparities, equipment constraints, and weak prosecution and witness-protection capacity are undermining deterrence and long-term force sustainability.