Pakistan PM Under Terror Threat in 3 Cities
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is under a serious threat, intelligence agencies have claimed in a letter addressed to concerned quarters of the government, including the Ministry of Interior, sources told The News.
The PM could be targeted in Islamabad, Lahore or Multan, the sources, quoting the letter, added. Tribal area based terrorists are planning to target Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani through a combination of explosion and a suicide attack, or gorilla attack similar to the Sri Lankan cricket team and the Manawan police training centre, the report said. Three teams of terrorists are reported to be working simultaneously at Islamabad, Lahore and Multan.
Meanwhile, to counter serious threats to Islamabad, the federal government has called troops of the Northern Area Scouts (a paramilitary force under the Army command) to aid the civil administration in protecting important personalities and sensitive installations of the capital city, Interior Ministry sources told The News.
The ministry has asked concerned authorities to arrange the required force of the Northern Area Scouts (NAS) to counter threats from extremists. At least, 20 companies of the NAS are required to tackle any possible untoward situation, the sources said. The NAS would be deployed at sensitive installations and included in the motorcade of important personalities.
SSP (Security Division) Zubair Hashmi, when contacted, confirmed the report. A proposal to summon the NAS has been sent to the concerned authorities. Meanwhile, the capital city police are hunting for an explosive laden ambulance and a car bearing a Press Plate on the information of an intelligence agency, sources said. However, it could be a mock exercise, they added.
