GILGIT: Indian Intelligence Agencies plan to sabotage and terrorism overthe CPEC Projects has been revealed in an intelligence report issued by theInterior Ministry, Dawn News has reported.
The Ministry of Interior has informed the Gilgit-Baltistan’s homedepartment that India has made a plan to attack the installations ofChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in a bid to sabotage themulti-billion mega project.
The ministry has issued directives for making foolproof securityarrangements to avoid any untoward incident.
An official of the home department on condition of anonymity told Dawn onSaturday that the department had received a letter from the federalinterior ministry recently in which it had warned of possible terroristattacks on the CPEC route.
He said the letter No 221/Is2018 January 28 claimed that India had sent 400Muslim youngsters to Afghanistan for receiving training to be able to carryout attacks on the CEPC installations, including bridges at KarakoramHighway (KKH) and other important points on the CPEC route.
After receiving the interior ministry’s directives, the GB government hasenhanced security on the CPEC route, including two dozen bridges built onKKH from Khunjerab Pass to Diamer district.
Gilgit-Baltistan home department asked to make foolproof securityarrangements for bridges
GB Home Secretary Jawad Akram, Inspector General of Police Sabir Ahmedalong with other police and intelligence officials visited Diamer districton Saturday to review security arrangements for bridges on the KKH.
Diamer SSP Muhammad Ajmal briefed the officials on security arrangementsfor the KKH bridges and other places on the CPEC route.
During the visit, the home secretary and the IGP also held a meeting withthe SHOs of Diamer district in Chilas.
Speaking at the meeting, IGP Sabir Ahmed said that KKH bridges on CPECroute had been declared sensitive. He directed them to keep securityofficials on alert at all entry points to the district, keep an eye onsuspected persons and ensure snap checking.
According to a press release issued by the central police office in Gilgiton Friday, a high-level meeting held in Gilgit with IGP Sabir Ahmed in thechair reviewed the security apparatus in the region.
The IGP told the meeting that CPEC was an important project for the peopleof the region. He said all resources should be utilised to ensure securityof the CPEC project. He said that police would patrol the CPEC routeregularly.
The IGP said the movements of foreigners in GB would be monitored and theirdocuments would be verified. “Suspected persons in the region will bedetained under the Fourth Schedule,” he said.
The meeting was attended by DIG headquarters Shoaib Khuram, DIGs of threeranges, AIG of CPO, AIG special branch, all districts police SSPs, andother officials.
Meanwhile, IGP Ahmed sent a letter to Gilgit, Diamer and Baltistan rangeDIGs, informing them that in the backdrop of prevailing law and ordersituation in the country and threats to the bridges on the KKH specialpreventive measures were required to be made.