PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Tuesday said the `third unseen power` could take `wrong benefit` of the suspension of peace negotiations between the government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and the end of ceasefire.

He referred to the recent terrorist incidents in the country in this respect.

The chief minister was presiding over a high-level meeting regarding law and order situation in the Chief Minister`s Secretariat on Tuesday, says a handout.

Those who attended the meeting included adviser to the chief minister on economic affairs Rafaqatullah Babar, MPA Javed Nasim, additional chief secretary Khalid Pervez, home secretary Syed Akhtar Ali Shah, Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani, FC inspector general, CCPO, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry president ZahidullahShinwari, and other relevant officials and people.The representatives of trading and industrialist community informed the chief minister about problems and demands relating to lawlessness and extortion.

The chief minister assured them of early resolution of their problems.

Taking notice of the growing incidents of kidnapping for ransom and extortion, he stressed the need for taking effective measures by the home department, police, and civil and political administrations.

Mr Khattak issued directions for result-oriented steps under an organised strategy.

On the longstanding demand of trade and industrialist communities, he approved the establishment of modern police station in Hayatabad Industrial Estate and deployment of additional platoons of police and Frontier Constabulary in the area.

Terming the decades-long lawlessness as basic reason of crimes, the chief minister stressed the need for collective efforts to guarantee security in the province and said durable peace was the only way forward towards economic uplift.

He said the government not only wanted peace in Pakistan but al-so in neighbouring Afghanistan and the whole region.

Mr Khattak said the government was utilising not only administrative but also political and diplomatic means to end lawlessness and prevention of terrorism in the province.

He, however, said all relevant federal and provincial departments should have to exhibit positive attitude for ensuring law and order in the country.

The chief minister said the Safe City Project based on the latest technology was being launched, which would turn Peshawar city, cantonment and industrial estate into a cradle of peace.

He ordered speedy work on the project.

The home secretary said a consultant had been hired for the project and that visible progress on it would be seen soon.

The chief minister agreed with the proposal of a joint meeting of the provincial government and traders with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for solving important issues of banishing Afghan Sim cards, bringing Indian cellular companies involved in such business to obey certain rules and limitations, and contacting Afghan government for the purpose as well as resolving the fuel adjustment case.He said the completion of the Safe City Project, installation of CCTV camera in the city under central command, establishment of forensic science laboratories, cyber crime section, computerisation of police and home department and restricting the movements of Afghan refugees would help a great deal in improving the law and order situation in the province, especially in the provincial capital.Mr Khattak said the rampant trends of corruption and inability in government departments, especially in police, special branch and intelligence agencies, during the past governments, paved way for terrorist and criminal elements to infuse in the folds of the people.

He, however, said the era of bad governance was over.

`Now, all government departments, including police, have begun work on a new dimension of showing performance,` he said.

The chief minister said his government had guaranteed the heads of police and all other public sector organisations that there would no political interference with a simple condition of delivering to the people.

He assured visitors that police would come up to the expectations of the people and would control crime and unrest in the province.