ISLAMABAD: The federal capital was placed on high alert on Sunday with security further tightened in and around the Red Zone and at entry points ahead of the initiation of the procedure to impose an emergency in KP.

The high alert was put in place at around 7am with the deployment of police personnel from Islamabad, Sindh and Punjab.

Besides, Pims, Polyclinic, CDA Hospital and private hospitals were placed on high alert. The Security Division was made responsible for security in the high security zone, the Diplomatic Enclave and key installations, including the Presidency, Foreign Office, PM House and Secretariat, Nadra, State Bank, Parliament House, Cabinet Division, Pak-Secretariat, Judges’ Enclave, Ministers’ Colony and Supreme Court as well as at the entry and exit points of the high security zone.

The Special Branch was made responsible for the collection of advance intelligence while the Logistics Division was tasked with providing vehicles, prisoner vans, handcuffs, anti-riot gear, including tear gas shells and rubber bullets, armoured personnel carriers, containers and food at deployment points.

Safe City was directed to monitor and check law-and-order duties in the field and ensure surveillance of locations through cameras.

Police contingents along with prison vans and armed personnel carriers were deployed at Faisal Masjid, Aabpara police station, Serena Hotel, Pir Sohawa, Chand Tara, Club Road and Seventh Avenue.

Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2026