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Probe finds 450 ‘ghost personnel’ in Paktika police

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SHARANA (Pajhwok): Local police officials on Saturday said hundreds of ‘ghost policemen’ existed in the provincial capital and two districts of southeastern Paktika province, endangering relevant areas.

Paktika police chief Brig. Gen. Rogh Liwanai told reporters here that they were investigating the presence of imaginary police personnel in Sharana, and Yousufkhel and Janikhel districts for the last 15 days.

During this period, he said, they found 450 policemen who were only available on papers and of them 200 men belonged to the national police and 250 to local police forces.

“The salaries of . . .

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