Islamabad:Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has handed over 10 new armored personnel carriers (APCs) to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police to strengthen counterterrorism operations amid rising terrorist incidents in the province.

The APCs were provided on the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who ordered their immediate transfer to the provincial police force.

Naqvi said the federal government had decided to increase its support for counterterrorism operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

"The war against terrorism is a collective responsibility," he said.

"On the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, today I handed over 10 newly acquired Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) of Islamabad Police to KP Police to strengthen their ongoing counterterrorism operations. In view of the prevailing security situation and rising terrorist incidents in KP, the Prime Minister directed their immediate transfer. The fight against terrorism is our collective responsibility. The Federal Government stands firmly with KP Police and will extend every possible support to defeat terrorism and protect our people."