The police Tuesday warned of possible terrorist attacks on different religious and political personalities in the country on occasion of 9 and 10 of Muharram.
According to a private TV channel, a letter in this regard has been sent to the Ministry of Interior. The police informed that the terrorists had prepared their plan to attack key religious personalities and political figures.
Those on the hit list include Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Faisal Saleh Hayat, religious scholar Allama Nasir Abbas, Mushahid Hussain Syed and Dr Ghazanfar Mehdi.
The police said terrorists had planned to specifically carry out foul plays in Rawalpindi and Islamabad during the Ashura.