ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has issued a 72-hour notice for illegal Afghans living in Islamabad to leave the capital.

The interior minister issued the ultimatum following today’s militant attack on a senior military official in Sector G11, a residential area that is located near an illegal Afghan settlement.

Rehman Malik has also ordered a door-to-door search in five major sectors of the capital, including G9, G10 and G11. The objective of this search is to hunt down illegal Afghans and terrorists.

The interior minister has also said certain Pakistani money exchange agencies and their foreign sources are involved in terror financing.

Rehman Malik said the government has taken serious notice of these reports. He has directed the FIA to conduct a full fledged investigation. He added that anyone found guilty of terror financing, will be charged under the Anti-Terrorism act. -DawnNews