Pakistan's law enforcement agencies have been put on high alert in the capital city Islamabad after two blasts rocked nearby Rawalpindi Tuesday killing 24 people and injuring over 60, state-run APP news agency reported.
Strict checking is being conducted at entry and exit points of the capital, according to Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
Police at sub-divisional level or below have been directed to enhance patrolling in their respective areas and keep a vigilant eye on suspicious elements.
They have also been directed to check the hotels and ask their management to maintain proper record of the visitors, said the APP report.
In the forest areas and green belts, the horse riding policemen have also started patrolling to avert any mischievous act.
The report further added that the government has also made elaborate security arrangements to ensure peace and maintain law and order in the coming Muslim fasting month, starting late next week.
According to the Inter-Service Public Relations, a bomb blast ripped through a bus carrying government employees near Qasim market in Rawalpindi Tuesday morning, killing 16 and some 10 minutes later a motorcycle bomb blast at a local bazaar killed eight people.
Interior ministry officials said initial reports suggested the two bombings might be suicide attacks, for which no group claimed responsibility yet.
Pakistan has seen escalating violence over the past two months and two deadly suicide bombings rocked Islamabad in July, killing at least 30 and injuring around 100.
Source: Xinhua
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