IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan has ordered the province’s security forces to be on high alert following the Peshawar blast incident that martyred 57 worshippers and injured around 200 on Friday.
The RPOs and DPOs are directed to tighten the security of sensitive and critical locations and installations. Furthermore, the IG Punjab has instructed that the security plans for significant religious and public places be reviewed and that search and sweep operations be ramped up in all districts of the province.
In addition, he directed that the surveillance of inter-provincial and inter-district checkpoints be tightened and patrolling during the night be
increased.