Staff Reporter
Police and the District Intelligence Committee (DIC) have sent the names of 39 individuals to the Home Department to place them on the 4th schedule of Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for their involvement in unlawful activities.
Earlier, 25 individuals were on the 4th schedule in the Rawalpindi district and with the latest addition of 14 names the number of fourth schedulers has jumped to 39.
The DIC had already approved the names of the 14 individuals and sent their names to the Home Department for the issuance of a notification.
Of the 25 individuals already on the watch list, five are associated with banned organizations and have been missing from their given addresses. The missing individuals belonged to Jatli, Murree, Civil Lines, Taxila and Ratta Amral.
Meanwhile, the Rawalpindi police have already obtained security bonds worth Rs500,000 each from the fourth schedulers.
According to the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, any individual placed on the 4th schedule is bound to inform the respective police before leaving their hometowns and upon return.
They are not allowed to enter any sensitive building or attend any gathering.
