RAWALPINDI: Authorities have stepped up security around Adiala Jail, deploying hundreds of police personnel and establishing additional checkpoints in the surrounding areas.
According to police sources, eight key points around the jail have been designated as permanent checkpoints, including Dahgal, Gate No. 1, Gate No. 5, the pharmaceutical factory and Gorakhpur. Additional nakas have also been established in Phase 8, Chakri and Thalian.
A total of 435 police personnel will be deployed under the new security plan. Personnel from the Riot Management Force, district police, Elite Force and Dolphin Force will perform security duties.
The arrangements will be supervised by the SP Saddar and DSP Saddar, who is responsible for the area.
As part of the plan, petrol pumps, hotels and shops along the route from Dahgal to Gorakhpur will remain closed. Police will also closely monitor unnecessary movement around the jail.
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The enhanced security comes ahead of a nationwide protest announced by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for September 27. The party has said the protest will seek the release of its founder, Imran Khan, who remains incarcerated at Adiala Jail.
PTI leaders have described the planned mobilisation as a peaceful demonstration for constitutional rights and the former prime minister’s freedom.
