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| September 19, 2011 |
CHITRAL: Security was beefed up in the border areas of Chitral district a day after the militants torched a government school in the valley generating a sense of insecurity among the residents, locals said on Sunday.
They said the militants had pasted a note at a public place threatening to attack sensitive areas, government installations and the security
They said the militants had pasted a note at a public place threatening to attack sensitive areas, government installations and the security
forces.
Panic gripped parts of Chitral valley after the threats. There has been growing uncertainty among the local population following the recent cross-border raid by Afghanistan-based Pakistani militants in which a number of soldiers and policemen were killed.
On Saturday night, a group of eight militants burnt down the school in Arsun valley. Reports suggested that the militants roamed the area for an hour after torching the school before disappearing into the nearby mountains.
There were also rumours about the entry of two would-be suicide bombers in Chitral district. There are reports that a number of militants were hiding in the mountains adjacent to the Drosh and Arandu tehsils.
The militants are reportedly intercepting the communication by the police, who in turn also occasionally intercept the militants conversation with each other. The security forces, the sources said, were deployed at important locations such as Mordeen, Garam Chashma, Bigosht, Ramboor, Bamburet and Boroghel along the border with Afghanistan.
Panic gripped parts of Chitral valley after the threats. There has been growing uncertainty among the local population following the recent cross-border raid by Afghanistan-based Pakistani militants in which a number of soldiers and policemen were killed.
On Saturday night, a group of eight militants burnt down the school in Arsun valley. Reports suggested that the militants roamed the area for an hour after torching the school before disappearing into the nearby mountains.
There were also rumours about the entry of two would-be suicide bombers in Chitral district. There are reports that a number of militants were hiding in the mountains adjacent to the Drosh and Arandu tehsils.
The militants are reportedly intercepting the communication by the police, who in turn also occasionally intercept the militants conversation with each other. The security forces, the sources said, were deployed at important locations such as Mordeen, Garam Chashma, Bigosht, Ramboor, Bamburet and Boroghel along the border with Afghanistan.
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