Peshawar is no longer under threat from attacks as the militants and miscreants have been pushed back from adjoining areas, including Mattani, Michni and some other peripheries of the provincial capital, but this situation is very fragile and as the militants lurk in the suburbs, the situation could get reversed anytime.
A very grand and tough operation is going in the suburbs of the Peshawar city. There is a real threat to the provincial metropolis and the writ of the state is void and the terrorism is well in force. The city of Peshawar is not safe at all as the police have failed to flushed out diehard militants and anti-social elements from Mattani, Michni, Jamrud, Shahkas and other adjacent areas, and they are roaming about at will.
Kidnapping has also increased and nobody is safe. The situation is that even people know who is kidnapping whom and keeping the hostages where and the security forces of civil administration is also aware of the criminals and their hideouts but they are inactive for the unknown reasons.
But there is lots of propaganda and the facts are being misconstrued and warped. It goes without saying that it is the responsibility of the government to give correct information to the media on all issues to remove misconception among the public, and during such operations media should be made aware so that the results are properly gauged.
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