AMRITSAR: Border Security Force (BSF) has been put on high alert along the 553 kilometer international border with Pakistan in Punjab following the killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden by the US troops in Pakistan.
Security has also been tightened at all the three ports of city including Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport, Attari International Railway station and Attari land border. Immigration officials have taken adequate security measures including passenger-profiling especially those arriving from Pakistan. The measure intends to thwart attempts of Pak based terror organizations to send terrorists disguised as tourists or businessmen into India.
"We have increased the manpower and have asked the officers to move to border and guide the troops on possible threat from across the border," said BSF Inspector General, Frontier, Himmat Singh while
talking to TOI on Monday. "There have been rocket attacks from Pakistan. So we have to be on a high vigil," said Himmat Singh.
Indian villages in Punjab have been on the target list of Pak based terrorists. They have come under rocket attacks at least four time since July 2009. The Pakistani attack on Punjab borders in 2009 was the first since Indo Pak partition in 1947. And for the first time, in retaliation to rocket attacks, BSF had opened machine gun and mortar fire targeting Pakistan's KS Wala Border Outpost.
Himmat Singh said that there was possibility of some spill over effect of Pakistani terrorist's frustration who could launch another round of rocket attacks. "It is wise to be on alert," he said.
The border districts of Punjab including Amritsar, Tarn Taran , Gurdaspur and Ferozpur are high risk areas due to Pak Taliban's presence close to international border.
Police commissioner PPS Sidhu informed that police force have also been put on high alert and have been instructed to keep strict vigil in the border areas.
Security has also been tightened at all the three ports of city including Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport, Attari International Railway station and Attari land border. Immigration officials have taken adequate security measures including passenger-profiling especially those arriving from Pakistan. The measure intends to thwart attempts of Pak based terror organizations to send terrorists disguised as tourists or businessmen into India.
"We have increased the manpower and have asked the officers to move to border and guide the troops on possible threat from across the border," said BSF Inspector General, Frontier, Himmat Singh while
talking to TOI on Monday. "There have been rocket attacks from Pakistan. So we have to be on a high vigil," said Himmat Singh.
Indian villages in Punjab have been on the target list of Pak based terrorists. They have come under rocket attacks at least four time since July 2009. The Pakistani attack on Punjab borders in 2009 was the first since Indo Pak partition in 1947. And for the first time, in retaliation to rocket attacks, BSF had opened machine gun and mortar fire targeting Pakistan's KS Wala Border Outpost.
Himmat Singh said that there was possibility of some spill over effect of Pakistani terrorist's frustration who could launch another round of rocket attacks. "It is wise to be on alert," he said.
The border districts of Punjab including Amritsar, Tarn Taran , Gurdaspur and Ferozpur are high risk areas due to Pak Taliban's presence close to international border.
Police commissioner PPS Sidhu informed that police force have also been put on high alert and have been instructed to keep strict vigil in the border areas.
