RAWALPINDI: Eight special police pickets have been set up at various locations to ensure the security of the PAF base.

A separate police picket with 40 officers has also been set up at Azad Patan to guarantee the safety of important establishments and prevent any untoward incidents.

According to police sources, the special police picket at Azad Patan has been established with the deployment of 40 police personnel, headed by a superintendent of police (SP), who will be responsible for briefing the personnel and ensuring their presence at the picket.

The police have been deployed at Azad Patan in two shifts. A police reserve team equipped with anti-riot equipment has been placed on standby at the Kahuta police station.

The eight police pickets were established on Saturday until further orders. They have been set up at Khokhar Road, Chaklala Stand, Chhtari Chowk, Shaheen Chowk, TNT Chowk, TM Chowk, GPO Chowk and Hali Road.

As part of the security plan for the eight pickets, police mobile squads from Chaklala, Sadiqabad and Waris Khan police stations will patrol around Nur Khan PAF Base, while the Muhafiz Squad and Dolphin Force have been assigned patrol duties around the base.

At the TM Chowk police picket, the RA Bazaar police, Muhafiz Squad and Dolphin Force will patrol within the limits of the R.A. Bazaar police station.

Published in Dawn, November 2nd, 2026