Pakistan
Interior Minister expresses concern over increasing terror incidents in Islamabad
Islamabad: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has expressed concern over increasing terror incidents in Islamabad.
In a video message Sheikh Rasheed said that efforts are being made for better border management.
“The border fencing with Afghanistan will complete in two months as 88% percent of work has been completed,” he said.
The interior minister said that 44% of the fencing work has been completed on the border fencing with Iran and that project is likely to be completed by the end of this year.
Sheikh Rasheed announced to make Islamabad a safe zone saying that one hundred and fifty mobile eagle squad will be attached with safe city project.
The interior minister Rasheed is in Waziristan on a two-day tour to review the border management.
Earlier yesterday, two police officials were martyred when some unidentified persons opened fire at a police patrol in federal capital.
The incident occurred near Carriage Factory at the IJP Road as a result of which two police officials identified as Bashir Shah and Ishtiaq Shah embraced martyrdom.