The joint spokesperson for the security forces announced on Tuesday that the people’s mobilization forces would soon become part of the regular military framework and would operate in the form of a local army alongside the security and defense forces.
Ajmal Omar Shinwari, the spokesperson for the security forces, at a news conference said that the people’s mobilization forces are an achievement for the people and the country’s security forces, and that they will soon be integrated with small local army units. According to Shinwari, regular military formations have already been set up for popular mobilizations, and security agencies have taken into account the training conditions of these forces.
Shinwari added that the regional army, after professional training at the military tactical level, will operate alongside the security forces under the command of the army’s tactical commanders.
He also clarified that the Ministry of Interior will build the reserve units for the high security and emergency situation of the 4,000 existing forces of this ministry. These units are led by retired generals and officers.
Meanwhile, 33 Pakistani militants have been killed and nine others wounded in the past month, according to figures released by the spokesman for the country’s security and defense agencies. There have also been 1,906 operations across the country by security forces against the Taliban.
