Police Scour Islamabad
By The Editors
January 31, 2012
Threat Type: Statement
Threat Intensity: None
Police in Islamabad have begun aerial surveillance of the Pakistani capital following intelligence reports that hinted at imminent terrorist threats to Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The police plan to use helicopters to watch over the city through February 5. Earlier, large numbers of paramilitary troops poured searched the nearby Margalla hills after suspects in government custody told interrogators of militants hiding in the hills waiting to strike the city (Dawn). See the Pakistan Security Brief for daily updates on security issues in Pakistan.