Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman is currently a prime target for terrorists and the Interior Ministry has advised her to restrict her public movements in light of the threat to her life. According to a Dawn News report, official sources have said that the Interior Ministry has informed the Information Ministry that she is on the hit list of a would-be suicide bomber. A senior Information Ministry official also confirmed the report on condition of anonymity, saying that Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik had himself conveyed knowledge of the threat to Sherry Rehman to ensure her safety. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has placed all four provinces under a state of "high alert" following a suicide bombing in Islamabad over the weekend after a rally marking the first anniversary of the government's raid on the Lal Masjid, and a series of seven blasts in Karachi on Monday. |