LAHORE: A red alert has been declared

LAHORE: A red alert has been declared throughout Punjab on Friday as Interior ministry’s report surfaced that more than five suicide bombers have entered the province.

The reports said that the terrorists might have found a hideout in Bhawalpur, Rahim Yaar Khan and Sargod and are keeping their movement slow to avoid being caught by law-enforcers.

However special emphasis is being given to Lahore’s cantonment area. The Inspector General of Police Dr Azhar Hassan has issued strict directives to the city police chiefs of the province to form teams that would monitor sensitive installations and Madrassas in their respective divisions.

Police sources said that special instructions have been issued to Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Lahore to observe every movement of commuters and pedestrians in the Cantonment area.

Capital police officer Malik Iqbal told Geo News that the security alert is related to the previous reports regarding the suicide bombers. He said that the security is on high alert after the bomb blasts at FIA building and Naval War College