Khyber Pakhtunkhwa armours police vehicles

[Jazzbot]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa armours police vehicles
All police vehicles on the border of tribal areas will receive added protection, officials say.​

PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police authorities are adding armour to many of their vehicles, officials told Central Asia Online.

"Presently, the Peshawar Police … have seven armoured personnel carriers (APCs) used for patrolling and operations and two bullet-proof cars for officers," Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Ijaz Ahmad told Central Asia Online.

Cost-effective measures

Facing the high cost of bullet-proof vehicles and the financial constraints on the provincial government, the KP police decided to fortify its operational vehicles by installing steel sheets in the same way the army has done.

After an upsurge in attacks in 2009, the police imported armour-plated vehicles for senior officers. However, it lacked the money to protect patrol cars. Even the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) lacks a bullet-proof vehicle.

"Complete bullet-proofing is expensive, so we've decided to armour them with steel sheets around their bodies," KP Police Chief Nasir Khan Durrani told Central Asia Online.

Installing home-made steel plates on a patrol car costs less than Rs. 100,000 (US $1,010), whereas complete bullet-proofing normally costs Rs. 7m to 10m (US $70,800 to $102,000 per vehicle).

"The armour will have two layers," Durrani said. "One will reduce the speed of a bullet or shrapnel, while the second one will further minimise its impact and will [minimise] harm to those on board. We are going to hire local companies to armour all our patrol vans deployed in the villages, especially close to the tribal areas."

Work on the vehicles is expected to start sometime around the end of July and the beginning of August.

Saving officers' lives

While the proposed fortification doesn't guarantee fool-proof security, it increases officers' chances of surviving a bombing or ambush, army specialists say.

More than 1,015 police officers have been killed and about 2,000 wounded in attacks throughout KP since 2006, according to the KP police.

In Peshawar, terrorists frequently target patrol vans in the jurisdictions of the Badhaber, Matani, Sarband and Mathra police stations.

Adding the improvised armour to police vehicles makes sense, Crime and Terrorism Journalists Forum Secretary Imran Bukhari said.

Presently all patrol vans lack protection on both sides and the rear, making them vulnerable to ambush and casualties, Bukhari said. "Even a little improvement in the structure … will make it safer for the policemen," he said.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa armours police vehicles - Central Asia Online


So how much this option is feasible? Maybe some expert can shed some light on it?

@Leader @pkuser2k12 @FaujHistorian @Bilal. @Aeronaut @Jungibaaz @Fulcrum15 @Jzaib @Devil Soul @Armstrong @ajpirzada @That Guy @chauvunist @Pakistanisage @Rafael

 

[FaujHistorian]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa armours police vehicles
All police vehicles on the border of tribal areas will receive added protection, officials say.​

PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police authorities are adding armour to many of their vehicles, officials told Central Asia Online.

"Presently, the Peshawar Police … have seven armoured personnel carriers (APCs) used for patrolling and operations and two bullet-proof cars for officers," Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Ijaz Ahmad told Central Asia Online.

Cost-effective measures

Facing the high cost of bullet-proof vehicles and the financial constraints on the provincial government, the KP police decided to fortify its operational vehicles by installing steel sheets in the same way the army has done.

After an upsurge in attacks in 2009, the police imported armour-plated vehicles for senior officers. However, it lacked the money to protect patrol cars. Even the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) lacks a bullet-proof vehicle.

"Complete bullet-proofing is expensive, so we've decided to armour them with steel sheets around their bodies," KP Police Chief Nasir Khan Durrani told Central Asia Online.

Installing home-made steel plates on a patrol car costs less than Rs. 100,000 (US $1,010), whereas complete bullet-proofing normally costs Rs. 7m to 10m (US $70,800 to $102,000 per vehicle).

"The armour will have two layers," Durrani said. "One will reduce the speed of a bullet or shrapnel, while the second one will further minimise its impact and will [minimise] harm to those on board. We are going to hire local companies to armour all our patrol vans deployed in the villages, especially close to the tribal areas."


Work on the vehicles is expected to start sometime around the end of July and the beginning of August.

Saving officers' lives

While the proposed fortification doesn't guarantee fool-proof security, it increases officers' chances of surviving a bombing or ambush, army specialists say.

More than 1,015 police officers have been killed and about 2,000 wounded in attacks throughout KP since 2006, according to the KP police.

In Peshawar, terrorists frequently target patrol vans in the jurisdictions of the Badhaber, Matani, Sarband and Mathra police stations.

Adding the improvised armour to police vehicles makes sense, Crime and Terrorism Journalists Forum Secretary Imran Bukhari said.

Presently all patrol vans lack protection on both sides and the rear, making them vulnerable to ambush and casualties, Bukhari said. "Even a little improvement in the structure … will make it safer for the policemen," he said.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa armours police vehicles - Central Asia Online


So how much this option is feasible? Maybe some expert can shed some light on it?

@Leader @pkuser2k12 @FaujHistorian @Bilal. @Aeronaut @Jungibaaz @Fulcrum15 @Jzaib @Devil Soul @Armstrong @ajpirzada @That Guy

Well done.

long time coming.


CM KPK is doing a lot of good work.

My hero.

 

[Leader]

Yar can you post these news related to police in

Police reforms in KPK | Page 6

 

[Kompromat]

Spaced armor plus armored plates would help greatly.

 

[That Guy]

One of the few things I commend PTI on is their police reforms.

 

[SBD-3]

"Complete bullet-proofing is expensive, so we've decided to armour them with steel sheets around their bodies," KP Police Chief Nasir Khan Durrani told Central Asia Online.

WTH? This is a gem really....Whats the point of such "armour" when its not even bullet proof let alone blast proof? The province where securities forces are raided by bomb blasts, rockets and heavy weapons. How this measure would ensure the safety of precious lives of security personnel?

 

[karakoram]

Now we can sense the change of IK in KPK

 

[Jazzbot]

Yar can you post these news related to police in

Police reforms in KPK | Page 6

Bookmarked for future.

 

[Bilal.]

No pics?

 

[Jazzbot]

WTH? This is a gem really....Whats the point of such "armour" when its not even bullet proof let alone blast proof? The province where securities forces are raided by bomb blasts, rockets and heavy weapons. How this measure would ensure the safety of precious lives of security personnel?

I guess by Complete Bullet Proof solution, they meant APVs. Anyways, articles mentions that army is also using this technique. I am not an expert at this, that's why I asked a question at the end of my original post asking the feasibility of this solution.

 

[That Guy]

Thinking about it, while this is a good temporary measure, it isn't good enough in the long term. There is a reason why armored vehicles cost so much, and KPK police need to find a long term solution to their problem.

 

[Jazzbot]

No pics?

Nope sir.

 

[SBD-3]

I guess by Complete Bullet Proof solution, they meant APVs. Anyways, articles mentions that army is also using this technique. I am not an expert at this, that's why I asked a question at the end of my original post asking the feasibility of this solution.

Army use them on their regular vehicles but you won't see their APCs having just the armor platting.....in KPK you're not expected to run into some street thug who has at best a pistol to fire. A high caliber or an AP round fired from a heavy weapon would pin straight inside such armor.

 

[Kompromat]

WTH? This is a gem really....Whats the point of such "armour" when its not even bullet proof let alone blast proof? The province where securities forces are raided by bomb blasts, rockets and heavy weapons. How this measure would ensure the safety of precious lives of security personnel?

This is B-1 level security we are talking. Its aim is to 'increase morale' by providing 'baseline' protection from 7.62x51mm cartridge.

Your laundery list is at least B-7 level protection. Even our Military is yet to get that kind of protection.

HIT is going to produce B-7 level vehicle called Textron ASV-2000. It can carry a team of 7 troopers or police etc.

Past experiance tells us that things become cheaper when they are mass produced. If ASV-2000 is produced in large numbers, it will be cheaper and highly effective for both Military and LEAs.

 

[SBD-3]

This is B-1 level security we are talking. Its aim is to 'increase morale' by providing 'baseline' protection from 7.62x51mm cartridge.

Moral booster....nice! Only valid until one of them gets battered by TTP or insurgents. What would you come up with then?
There is a very good guide,"Buy less, buy good".