Islamabad receives rocket attack threats

ISLAMABAD: A terrorist outfit has a plan to stage a missile attack on Islamabad from the Margalla Hills, in the manner terrorists attacked the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul, last week, security agency sources disclosed.

Inspector General of Police Islamabad Bini Ameen when contacted by this correspondent confirmed that Islamabad was facing PMA Kakul-like attack threats but comprehensive security measures had been taken to counter such threats. Secretariat and Kohsar police stations have been declared the most sensitive and under-threat areas, the sources said.

Sources said that two terrorists involved in PMA Kakul attack were nabbed by intelligence agencies from Taxila during a crackdown against the terrorist outfit. They disclosed during the investigation that they had a plan to target sensitive buildings of Islamabad from the Margalla Hills. They even told that there could be some terrorists still hidden in the jungles of Margalla Hills to execute the plan.