KOHAT: The authorities have beefed up security of Kohat prison on the directives of senior military and police officials after their visit to the facility a few days ago.

Three militants, including Zakeem Shah, an expert in making improvised explosives devices, had escaped from the prison in the past.

Jail superintendent Abdul Bari told Dawn on Friday that the Kohat jail also housed 18 miscreants sentenced under Anti-Terrorism Act.

He said the security measures included installation of floodlights and 24-hour patrolling around the jail, adding height of the boundary wall had also been raised to thwart any potential militant attack from outside.

The district police officer and military officials had visited the jail and reviewed the security arrangements there in the wake of the deteriorating law and order situation in the province.

Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2022