Muharram security: Intelligence report declares 5 Islamabad areas 'highly sensitive'

Report blames LeJ, Punjabi Taliban and Tehreek-e-Jeedar group for planning on carrying out terror bids.

ISLAMABAD: An intelligence report compiled after the blast in Rawalpindi has declared five areas of Islamabad as “highly sensitive” and revealed that terror acts can be carried in these areas anytime, Express News reported Thursday.

A suicide attack on a procession in Rawalpindi overnight killed 23 people and wounded another 62.

The report was forwarded to police officials, local administration and the Triple-1 Brigade. The report blamed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Punjabi Taliban and Tehreek-e-Jeedar group for planning on carrying out terror bids.

The areas specified in the report include Golra, Shah Allah Ditta, Tarnol, Jhangi Syedan and area in jurisdiction of Shahzad Town Police Station.

Additionally, the bomb disposal squad along with Rangers conducted a search operation in Bari imam, where a majlis was scheduled to be held, today.

A three-cordon security arrangement is put into place in and out of an imambargah located in the G-6/2 area. The first layer is handed over to the army, the second layer will be dealt by Rangers and FC personnel, while the third layer, also called the outer cordon will be monitored by the Islamabad Police and intelligence officials.