The Sindh Home Department issues a threat alert amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran, following the assassination of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad.
Home Department in a letter written to the Director-General Sindh Rangers, Inspector General Sindh and all the commissioners are requested to increase the security citing the tense situation in the region.
“I am directed to refer to the Ministry of Interior letter for enhanced security arrangements for the Iranian and US nationals and establishments in the current security scenario in order to avoid any untoward incident,” reads the letter.
Earlier on Friday, the US Embassy in Islamabad had issued a countrywide security alert, restricting travel by US government employees and asked them to postpone non-essential official movements in the wake of a possible reaction of the assassination of Soleimani.
“Given possible reactions to recent events in Iraq, the US Embassy has restricted travel by US government employees. The US government personnel in Pakistan are required to postpone non-essential official movements and most personal movements,” says the alert notification.
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