Pakistan's federal government has approved an "extraordinary law and order and security risk allowance" worth 250 percent of basic pay for civil service and police officers posted in 26 of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) 35 districts, designated as terror-affected. The allowance, which will be paid retroactively from July 1, 2026, applies to Pakistan Administrative Service and Police Service of Pakistan officers in areas including Peshawar, Swat, Bannu, and both Waziristan districts, while Swabi and the entire Hazara Division have been excluded. The move comes as KP faces a sharp rise in militant violence, with fatalities in the province climbing from 1,620 in 2024 to 2,331 in 2025, according to the Centre for Research and Security Studies.