Pakistan army handed over security responsibility to civil administration in Upper and Lower Dir on Tuesday. On this occasion a function was held at Dir Scouts Fort Balambat in Lower Dir. General Officer Commanding (GOC) Malakand division Major General Ali Amir Awan was the chief guest on the event. GOC Malakand Major-General Ali Amir Awan handed over memorandum of security responsibilities to Commissioner Malakand Zaheer ul Islam Shah and transformed security responsibilities to civil administration.
Speaking on the occasion Major-General Ali Amir Awan said today a unique history was made as Pakistan Army handed over security responsibilities back to civil administration after complete restoration of peace in the area with full support of the residents of Dir. "Without any exaggeration let me say the passion and patriotism of the people of Dir was matchless and a role model for the people of the rest of the country", he said adding the residents of Dir extended full cooperation in elimination of militancy and stood side by side with Pak army in hours of trail.
"I am really inspired the way the people of Dir celebrate independence day, 6th September, 23rd March and other national days", GOC said. Military check posts would be removed gradually first from city areas and then from other areas and police would take up security related responsibilities, he said adding police force was fully capable of providing security to the citizen however, Pak army would always be there for the help of police force whenever required.
Speaking on the occasion commissioner Malakand division Zaheer ul Islam said it was a state-citizen redefining moment in the history of Pakistan that Pak army was going to hand over security responsibilities back to civil administration after rendering numerous sacrifices for restoration of peace in the area. "I pay tribute to the people of Dir who rejected all those philosophies in the name of Islam leading towards darkness..." he said.
Zaheer called on the residents of Dir not to pay any heed towards new assertions. He said the civil administration stood side by side with Pak army which rendered matchless sacrifices for restoration of peace all over the country. Commissioner Malakand division Zaheer ul Islam Shah, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Malakand division Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, Commandant Dir Task Force (DTF) Colonel Amir Shehzad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Muzaffar Said, MNAs Sahibzada Tariqullah, Sahibzada Yaqoob Khan, deputy commissioner Lower Dir Sarmad Saleem Akram, Assistant Commissioners Ashfaq Ahmad Khan, Shah Jamil Khan, VC Malakand University Professor Dr Gul Zaman and a large number of area notables, political figures and local government representatives were present on the occasion.
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