GILGIT: Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has informed the Gilgit-Baltistan’s home department that India has made a plan to attack the installations of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in a bid to sabotage the multi-billion mega project.
The ministry has issued directives for making foolproof security arrangements to avoid any untoward incident.
An official of the home department on condition of anonymity told Dawn on Saturday that the department had received a letter from the federal interior ministry recently in which it had warned of possible terrorist attacks on the CPEC route.
He said the letter No 221/Is2018 January 28 claimed that India had sent 400 Muslim youngsters to Afghanistan for receiving training to be able to carry out attacks on the CEPC installations, including bridges at Karakoram Highway (KKH) and other important points on the CPEC route.
After receiving the interior ministry’s directives, the GB government has enhanced security on the CPEC route, including two dozen bridges built on KKH from Khunjerab Pass to Diamer district.
Gilgit-Baltistan home department asked to make foolproof security arrangements for bridges
GB Home Secretary Jawad Akram, Inspector General of Police Sabir Ahmed along with other police and intelligence officials visited Diamer district on Saturday to review security arrangements for bridges on the KKH.
Diamer SSP Muhammad Ajmal briefed the officials on security arrangements for the KKH bridges and other places on the CPEC route.
