PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police has launched a Chinese language training programme for personnel to improve security coordination with Chinese engineers and foreign project staff.
The first batch of 20 Special Security Unit personnel has completed the course and joined deployments at key Chinese and foreign-funded projects.
The trained personnel are serving at the Suki Kinari Hydropower Project, Peshawar Airport, Project Peshawar, RWS Khyber and Rashakai Economic Zone.
They have also been deployed at Tarbela Dam in Swabi, Project Haripur, BHPP Mansehra, Dasu Dam, Bhasha Dam and SSU Lines Mardan.
Language skills improve security coordination
Police officials said language barriers had previously created communication difficulties between security personnel, Chinese engineers and other foreign workers.
The trained officers can now communicate directly in Chinese about security issues and coordinate more effectively with foreign staff.
DIG Special Security Unit Syed Ashfaq Anwar said the province had provided formal Chinese language training to SSU personnel for the first time.
He said the second batch of officers was also nearing completion of the foreign language course.
Police plan wider language training
According to Anwar, the police plan to introduce training in other foreign languages in the future.
He said effective communication with foreign nationals had become an essential part of modern security operations.
The initiative will complement technological capabilities and professional training as authorities seek to strengthen protection for foreign citizens and workers across KP.
The programme is particularly significant because several major development projects in the province involve Chinese engineers and other foreign personnel.
By improving direct communication, police officials expect trained personnel to respond more efficiently to security concerns and coordinate with foreign teams during emergencies.
