Security situation remained tense and volatile in Gilgit-Baltistan
(GB)
despite
curfew
in
the
wake
of
April
3
sectarian
violence
and
target
killings,
reports
Daily
Times.
Despite
the
imposition
of
curfew,
incidents
of
sporadic
firings
were
reported
in
some
areas.
In
Skardu,
a
strike
was
observed
to
protest
against
the
Shia
killings
by
terrorists
in
Chilas.
All
schools
remained
closed
and
attendance
in
Government
offices
was
nominal.
Traffic
was
also
less
than
normal.
Unidentified
men
also
set
ablaze
a
petrol
pump.
The
District
administration
has
imposed
Section
144
in
the
city.
Security
Forces
are
shifting
people
stranded
in
different
Districts
during
riots
to
safer
locations.
On
the
other
hand,
40
passengers,
who
narrowly
escaped
firing
on
buses
in
Chilas,
have
been
shifted
to
Skardu.
The
Army
personnel,
police
and
scouts
are
patrolling
volatile
areas
in
Gilgit.
Meanwhile, the Federal Minister of Interior Minister Rehman
Malik
said
the
clashes
in
Gilgit-Baltistan
are
not
of
a
sectarian
nature,
rather
hidden
forces
are
involved
and
were
trying
to
disrupt
peace
in
the
areas,
reports
Dawn.
These
are
the
elements,
who
desire
disturbance,
chaos
and
they
do
not
want
progress
in
GB,
he
said
while
talking
to
media
persons
after
having
a
meeting
with
Ulema
from
different
school
of
thoughts. |
