Islamabad: The people of Pakistan are constantly facing the threat of terrorist attacks. This is the reason why the Pakistani government has hurriedly deployed one lakh police forces outside the mosques and in the markets. According to officials, Pakistani authorities have deployed more than 100,000 police and paramilitary forces in mosques and markets across the country ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday.
Although terror attacks during Eid are rare in Pakistan, intelligence agencies have alerted the Home Ministry that terrorists may use the Eid holiday to target civilians, government and military buildings and police housing complexes, officials said. can do. The country has seen an increase in terrorist attacks in recent years, most of which have been claimed by the Pakistani Taliban and separatists, who operate mainly from the south-western Balochistan province.
According to the Washington Post report, security has also been increased at places in Pakistan where high-profile personalities are expected to offer Eid prayers. Let us tell you that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Pakistan on Thursday. The moon was not visible on Tuesday, due to which Eid was not celebrated on Wednesday. A three-day holiday has been declared in Pakistan on the occasion of Eid. At the same time, security has been increased in Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Abdul Mateen Kani, said that the forces are on full alert to ensure security during Eid-ul-Fitr in Afghanistan. He said that security forces will be deployed in all crowded areas including mosques.
Abdullah Khan, a senior defense analyst and managing director of the Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, said he had no specific information about possible terror attacks, but said terrorists could target soft targets because large numbers of people flock to mosques. And offer namaz in open places and celebrate Eid. On Tuesday, people went shopping as usual in various markets, women bought bangles, jewelery and clothes for themselves and their children.
According to a statement issued by Pakistani Punjab Police, more than 52,000 police are being deployed in mosques as part of a security plan, under which about 8,000 police have been sent to sensitive places and markets in the provincial capital Lahore. Punjab is the country’s most populous province and the home city of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who was elected by lawmakers to Pakistan’s National Assembly in March.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 10, 2024, 10:29 IST