Security of Adiala Jail has been put on high alert
The security of Adiala Jail has been put on high alert where many important personalities including PTI founder Imran Khan and former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi are imprisoned.
Threatening phone calls were also received last week regarding the targeting of Central Jail Adiala Rawalpindi, Sadar Baruni police station has also registered a case under Terrorism and Telegraph Act including threatening calls received from Afghanistan and abroad.
Elite forces are also on constant patrolling around the jail to ensure security. On the other hand, troops of the Army and Civil Armed Forces have been deployed outside the prison offices for security.
Troops of the Army and Civil Armed Forces are required to provide security till the counting of votes is completed, to prevent any untoward incident during the sensitive counting process.
According to the notification, Army and Civil Armed Forces have nothing to do with the election process, Army and Civil Armed Forces are deployed only for the external security of Aarouz offices, only the election staff is continuing the vote counting process inside the Aarouz offices.