Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani faces a serious threat from three terror groups that could target him in suicide bombings in the federal capital, Lahore or in his hometown of Multan, intelligence agencies have warned
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani faces a serious threat from three terror groups that could target him in suicide bombings in the federal capital, Lahore or in his hometown of Multan, intelligence agencies have warned.
A report sent by the intelligence agencies to the government, including the Interior Ministry, said that the premier could be targeted in a suicide bombing or a guerrilla attack similar to the one on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team on March 3 in Lahore.
"Tribal area-based terrorists are planning to target Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani through a combination of explosion and a suicide attack, or guerrilla attack similar to the (ones on the) Sri Lankan cricket team and the Manawan police training centre," the report said. "Three teams of terrorists are reported to be working simultaneously at Islamabad, Lahore and Multan," it added.
Meanwhile, the federal government has called in troops of the Northern Area Scouts, a paramilitary force under the army's command, to aid the civil administration in countering terrorist threats to Islamabad. The troops will protect important personalities and sensitive installations of the capital, sources said.
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