Dera Ismail Khan: Preparations are in full swing to commemorate Youm-i-Shuhada police on August 4 in Dera Ismail Khan with great respect and honour.
A police spokesman said that like other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dera police prepared a plan to mark the day, to pay homage to the sacrifices rendered by the policemen in the line of duty.
On the directives of District Police Officer Dera Nasir Mehmood, the police contingents led by DSP Muhammad Adnan and SHO Arslan Khan Gandapur laid floral wreaths on the graves of martyred policemen.
They offered prayers and paid salute to the martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the country to combat terrorism.
A spokesman for police said that a major function in that connection would be held in Ejaz Shaheed Police Lines besides other events in different parts of the district. He said that portraits of national heroes and banners were being displayed to mark the day.
In a statement, the DPO Dera said those who sacrificed their precious lives to maintain peace were
the heroes and pride of the nation.
He said that the KP Police had played as a frontline force in the war on terrorism in which cops from a constable to higher ranks officials had embraced martyrdom. He said their sacrifices would always be remembered.