(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) Islamabad: The US embassy's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Section provided nine Pakistani police organizations more than $23 million in state-of-the-art, lightweight protective gear to fight terrorism and crimes.
A press release issued here stated that around 30,500 bulletproof vests and more than 27,000 ballistic helmets were provided to protect police officers as they fight terrorism and crime.
The police agencies include all four provincial police departments; Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Frontier Constabulary; Federally Administered Tribal Areas Levies; the National Highways and Motorway Police; and the National Police Academy, the release added.
It said that the assistance brought the total number of protective gear assistance since 2009 to more than 53,000 bulletproof vests and almost 47,000 ballistic helmets.
'The Pakistani police make sacrifices every day to carry out their duties and to keep their communities safe,' INL Director Gregory Schiffer said, adding that both in the US and Pakistan, dependent on police to protect people.
He resolved that they would continue to stand together with the people of Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and the commitment to stability and justice in Pakistan.'
Across Pakistan, police officers are often targeted by criminal and terrorist groups. According to the National Police Bureau, more than 6,000 police have been killed in the line of duty in Pakistan in the last 15 years.
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs works in more than 90 countries to help combat crime and corruption; counter the narcotics trade; improve police institutions; and promote court systems that are fair and accountable
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