Khyber Pakhtunkhwa_ Tourism Police personnel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have gone six months without receiving their due salaries, leading provincial lawmakers to submit a Calling Attention Notice in the Provincial Assembly to highlight the seriousness of the situation.
The calling attention notice which is used to bring urgent public issues before a concerned minister, was jointly filed by PML-N members Shoubiya Shahid and Suresh Kumar, PPP lawmakers Ashbar Jadun, Garpal Singh and Bahari Lal, and Askar Parvez of the JUI. They said the matter required immediate discussion in the Assembly because the affected personnel were struggling to cope with the delay as many of them are solely dependent on their drawn salaries.
According to the draft of calling attention notice, the Tourism Police are facing financial coupled with administrative and professional difficulties due to the prolonged non-payment by the provincial finance department.
Many personnel of KP tourism department have also reported emotional stress, saying the lack of a formal service structure has left them worried about their future. They argue that the uncertainty associated in this job has made it difficult for them to perform their duties with confidence.
The notice also states that the contracts of Tourism Police staff expired on May 1, 2025. At the time, former chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur had announced in a Board of Directors meeting that these employees would be made permanent as per provincial service laws but the decision was never carried out.
Lawmakers added that a temporary extension act was passed in the Provincial Assembly but was also not implemented. They said the continued delays were unfair to the employees and their families.
The lawmakers have now sought permission to open a debate on the issue in the biggest public forum, hoping to secure the salaries and job clarity owed to the KP tourism police personnel.
