Pak, UK on high alert for female terrorist who may enter UK from Pak

Lahore, July 24 : Following intelligence reports that a female terrorist might enter the UK from Pakistan, security forces in Pakistan and Britain, have been put on high alert and are on the look out for the suspect female terrorist who may even travel to Britain along with her children.

The British authorities had declared "red alert" at Heathrow Airport on Monday and Tuesday, the sources said, adding that Pakistani security personnel checked a UK-bound flight at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport following the reports.

The security forces also searched passengers on-board the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-757, the Daily Times quoted the sources as saying.

On the directions of the security agencies, the plane was parked away from the airport's building. The security personnel especially searched women who were travelling along with children.

A Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official at the airport said that the security agencies used sniffing dogs for the identification-and-search operation.

ANI