 LAHORE: The Lahore police took unprecedented security measures on Wednesday after reports of likely suicide attacks on the Punjab Assembly, Governor’s House and the Civil Secretariat buildings.
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A senior police official told Daily Times that the city police was on high alert since 1 a.m. because of intelligence reports that suicide bombers would attack important government buildings and places of worship. The official said that the police received phone calls about the likely attacks at 10 pm on Monday night. The Lahore SSP Operations called a meeting at his office at 11.15pm and thereafter all the station house officers were directed to be on high alert. Punjab IG Ziaul Hassan, in a letter to district police officers a few days ago, had issued instructions for adequate security arrangements across the province. |