A policeman uses a sniffer dog to search a vehicle at a check point outside the Supreme Court building in Islamabad. —AFP

ISLAMABAD: Security of the Supreme Court was beefed up on Thursday after it summoned Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to appear on Feb 13 in a contempt of court case, DawnNews reported.

Police sources said that decision to upgrade the security was taken to avoid any untoward incident.

District administration of the capital city had decided to deploy a large contingent of police personnel outside the apex court building in the marked Red Zone.

Police said that special arrangement would be made on the day when the premier would appear before the court.

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