Adiala Jail Surrounded by High Security Amid Rising Tensions; 5 Additional Checkpoints Established

Rawalpindi: In view of the prevailing law and order situation, security around Adiala Jail has been put on high alert.

According to police sources, a special security plan has been implemented for the area surrounding the jail, which will remain in effect indefinitely. Five additional checkpoints have been established on Adiala Jail Road at Dahgal Naka, Gate 1, Gate 5, Factory Naka, and Gorakhpur, with extra personnel deployed.

Police officers and staff have been assigned in two 12-hour shifts, with SHO of 12 police stations and female personnel also deployed. In total, over 700 officers and officials will manage external security, equipped with anti-riot gear. Adiala jail guards will remain on standby, and duty will be directly supervised by SP City, Anam Sher.

The development comes as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi has threatened to disrupt parliamentary proceedings over the denial of a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan and announced a protest outside Islamabad High Court on Tuesday.