PESHAWAR - In order to foil any terror attack on Peshawar Central Jail, security has been beefed up on the jail premises and hundreds of personnel of army and Frontier Corps have been deployed to carry out duty at night shift.
Police said that the decision has been taken keeping in view the poor law and order situation and militants’ intimidation. Following an intelligence alert and militants attack on Dera Ismail Khan central jail last week, security of the Peshawar Central Jail has been beefed up.
Security forces have been deployed at the Peshawar Central Jail as part of security measures. Peshawar Central Jail is considered of high priority since Dr Shakeel Afridi along with other Taliban militants are jailed there.
Jail authorities have been asked to stay on alert for the next 24 hours while the army troops will be on duty, senior officers will be supervising the security of the jail. The police have increased their patrolling in their respective jurisdiction. The police are strictly checking the vehicles coming from Khyber Agency and Tehsil Bara.
The city police sealed different routes and bazaars to avert the entry of any suspected miscreants and explosive loaded vehicles. More troops are expected to be deployed at all sensitive prisons, such as Bannu Jail, DI Khan Jail, and Hairupur Jail.
Security forces, along with the police, set up check posts at seven entry and exit points in Dera Ismail Khan on August 02. These measures were taken to ramp up security after the July 29 jailbreak, in which 250 prisoners, including 49 militants, were freed.
The seven check posts were set up under the provincial government’s instructions in order to tighten the law and order situation in Dera Ismail Khan. Army troops have also been deployed around Haripoor Jail where security has been put on red alert.