Pakistan, Oct. 20 -- Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, has directed the return of faulty bulletproof vehicles given by the federal government to the police. He said the vehicles were old, substandard, and insulting to the KP police. The CM made this statement during his first formal cabinet meeting in Peshawar, where he also reviewed the province's governance roadmap.

In the meeting, Afridi received a detailed briefing on KP's governance priorities. These focus on public service delivery, law and order, and economic revival. He praised the bureaucracy and police for resisting political pressure during the February 8 elections. However, he also warned that officials who failed to protect public mandate will face action,...