Pakistan Army troops deployed at sensitive areas of Gilgit Baltistan
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GILGIT BALTISTAN - Pakistan Army troops have been deployed in the sensitive areas of Gilgit Baltistan.
Troops were deployed alongside local security officials in Gilgit Baltistan’s (GB) Ghizar valley after militants attacked and torched police check posts on Sunday.
According to sources, militants torched a seasonal check post and police camps near Saingal village in Ghizar valley. Following an exchange of fire with the security officials, the militants managed to escape from the incident site with ammunition.
The security parameters were heightened and police officials were stationed in Ghizar for the last two weeks in anticipation of terrorists’ involved in Diamer school attacks finding refuge in the valley.
Earlier this month, a security operation was launched after unidentified attackers believed to be militants opposed to girls’ education bombed and torched a dozen schools, including an Army Public School, in various parts of Diamer district on August 2, triggering road protests and blockade of the Karakoram Highway.
Most of the schools were all-girls while at least one of the institutions had been attacked at least five times in recent years.
