Rangers to be deployed in Islamabad’s Red Zone

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is mulling the deployment of Rangers for security in Islamabad’s red zone.

According to sources, Paramilitary rangers will be deployed in the capital city until conclusion of the upcoming SCO summit.

Pakistan will host two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit meeting in Islamabad this month scheduled to take place on October 15-16.

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Sources said that the paramilitary force personnel will be deployed outside all key government buildings for security.

The Rangers personnel will also be deployed at all internal roads of the Islamabad red zone, sources added.

The Red Zone in Islamabad houses the highest executive, judicial and legislative authority buildings of the country and also houses foreign embassies and missions.

A security plan for the upcoming SCO summit was approved on Wednesday at a meeting chaired by the interior minister Mohsin Naqvi.