Rangers to support combing operations in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday directed Rangers to support combing operations against terrorist in Islamabad.

Moreover, the police and administration in the twin cities would enhance surveillance and employ scientific methods with improved intelligence coordination. The directions came as police in Islamabad launched a drive to conduct a survey of tenants in the capital.

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During a high-level meeting on Wednesday, Nisar directed the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and Rawalpindi administration to enhance surveillance at various bus stands, guesthouses and hotels to keep a close watch over any suspicious movement by people coming from various parts of the country.

Moreover, Nisar ordered that two separate committees should be established, comprising four members each, in the twin cities which would monitor and survey multiple police check posts around the clock.

The second committee would monitor the combing operations taking place in the two cities on a daily basis. Second tier support for these operations would be provided by Punjab Rangers in arresting terrorists, their facilitators or any anti-state elements within the capital city and its adjoining areas.

Reviewing security of schools, academic institutions and other important building in the twin cities, the Nisar directed that coordination between police and rangers should be further improved. The minister also ordered ICTA to chalk out a security plan for all shrines within three days. He noted that the response to any threat was greater security, not closing them.