Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Mahmood Khan while praising the commitment and role played by the police force in maintaining peace said that government would provide all the resources to boost tourism in Malakand Division particularly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and merged districts amid a peaceful and friendly environment.
He was addressing the passing-out parade ceremony of the first ever of KP tourism police in the Police Training School (PTS) at Swat here on Wednesday as a Chief Guest. The passing out ceremony of 173 cadets including two females attended by Member of Provisional Assembly Fazal Hakeem Khan, Inspector General Police, Moazzam Jah Ansari, Commandant Tourism Police Gul Syed, Director General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) Bakhtiar Khan and local elites.
Martial arts, shooting, riding skills and evacuation training were also exhibited on the occasion. The passing out cadets was also imparted life-saving techniques to act efficiently in any emergency.
Addressing the ceremony, Chief Minister Mehmood Khan Congratulated the passing out cadets and said that the government was committed to promoting tourism in the province and that launching the tourism police on June 1st, 2022, is a step forward to achieving the objective.
He added, “With acquired new skills and facilities and tourism police would play its roles in boosting the tourism industry in the province and provide friendly tourism environment tourism destination of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He further said, “Our government has also provided sufficient funds for infrastructure development, tourism sector development and reconstruction of damaged roads with a commitment that resources would be provided to bring back tourism in flood-affected Malakand Division”.
“Being native, I invite families to enjoy the nature, security and local traditions with the hospitality of locals”, Chief Minister said. He said that motorcycles would also be given to the tourism police for enhancing service delivery and improving capacity building.
On the occasion the Director General KPCTA Bakhtiar Khan said that the launching of tourism police in the area will be a proof to start of a new journey towards progress and development adding the government would provide all the assistance and help to tourists visiting the scenic spots of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
While talking to the media CM Mahmood Khan Shared his views the government is tirelessly working for the progress of local people living in KP and added that the promotion of tourism would not only project a positive image of the province but would also ameliorate the socio-economic conditions of people in remote areas of the province.