Suicide attacks in Islamabad, Chakwal: Security put on high alert in twin cities

* 2,000 policemen deployed at entry, exit points of federal capital * Number of pickets increased * Additional force deployed at airport, hospitals, railway and bus stations in Rawalpindi *24 mobile teams formed to hunt terroristsBy Aamir YasinISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The police and other law-enforcement agencies put security on high alert in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Sunday to thwart any possible terrorist attack after suicide bombings in Islamabad and Chakwal during last 24 hours.The sources told Daily Times that police and law-enforcement agencies had made special arrangements against any attempt to sabotage peaceful environment of the twin cities.Entry and exit points: The sources said more than 2,000 policemen had been deployed at entry and exit points of the federal capital. They said Islamabad Capital Police (ICT) had increased the number of pickets from six to eight by setting up barriers in the jurisdiction of the each police station of the city and instructed police to thoroughly check all suspected people.The police have been also directed to keep an eye on suspected people around the residences of political figures and security officers in and around the capital, they said.They said the police had also been asked to patrol the capital round the clock. They said that the law-enforcement agencies had been asked to check record and hotels, guesthouses and bus stations and they have been directed to remain vigilant against terrorists. They said the security of diplomats, big hotels, mosques, imambargahs and offices of multi-national companies had been also increased.Additional deployment: The sources said all the senior and deputy superintendents of police and station house officers of Rawalpindi had been asked to patrol their respective jurisdictions. They said additional force had been deployed at airport, hospitals, railway station, bus stations and other places.