Pak fears rise in suicide attacks before Oct 6
Islamabad, Sep 26: There are threats of increase in suicide attacks in Pakistan before the October 6 presidential polls, Interior Ministry spokesperson Brigadier (retired) Javed Iqbal Cheema has said.
“There is fear of suicide attacks on the occasion of the forthcoming presidential election and the government is vigilant to prevent any such act of terrorism," Brigadier Cheema told reporters.
Defending the Musharraf"s regime decision of detaining over a 100 political leaders and workers, he said the government has done this as a part of a preventive strategy to keep the situation of law and order under control.
The Pakistan Government was left with no other option but to take action against such elements who are issuing threatening statements of agitation and besieging the office of Election Commission and the apex court, The Nation quoted Brigadier Cheema, as saying.
Commenting on the concerns expressed by the European Union and the United States over the arrest of the leaders, he said the government knows best what to do or what not to do.
The offices and educational institutions would remain open in Islamabad on September 29, the day of the scrutiny of the nomination papers of candidates of the presidential election, the spokesperson said.
Talking
about
the
situation
in
the
tribal
area
Brigadier
Cheema
said
that
the
situation
is
improving
as
the
result
of
the
current
tribal
elder-militant
negotiations.
Twenty-six
personnel
of
the
security
forces
have
been
safely
released
and
we
expect
further
progress
in
the
same
direction
in
the
days
to
come.
After
the
release
of
26
security
personnel,
114
remained
in
the
custody
of
militants,
he
added.
ANI
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