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Government approves security allowance in 26 KP districts

The federal government approved an extraordinary security allowance equal to 250 per cent of running basic pay for eligible officials in 26 KP districts.

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What happened

The federal government approved an extraordinary security allowance equal to 250 per cent of running basic pay for eligible officials in 26 KP districts.

Why it matters

The retroactive allowance recognises heightened security duties across much of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The development was reported on 2026-09-12. Details in this account reflect information available in the reporting snapshot for that date and should be read as a contemporaneous record.

Sources & reporting notes

This is a contemporaneous summary of published reporting, not eyewitness reporting. The source archive was reviewed on 2026-09-12.

  1. Dawn — News archive for 2026-09-122026-09-12 · Date-bounded reporting archive.