RAWALPINDI: Over 2000 police personnel will be deployed in the city to ensure security on Pakistan Day (March 23) to be celebrated on Friday.
According to a police spokesman, on the directive of City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Israr Ahmed Khan Abbasi elaborate security arrangements have been made. Besides district police, special branch, Elite Force and Dolphin Force personnel would
also perform security duties on Pakistan Day.
He informed, the cops would also perform rooftop duties to make security arrangements foolproof.
Police officials have been deployed at all entry and exit points of the city, he said adding, the city has been divided into various sectors which are being covered by setting up different police pickets.
Police officers of all the police stations have been directed to make police patrolling more effective and SPs and SDPOs are supervising and monitoring security and patrolling plan, he added.
The spokesman said, all out efforts are being made to avoid any untoward incident while special search operations are being conducted to net the criminals.
2000 cops to ensure security on Pakistan Day
2000 cops to ensure security on Pakistan Day
Afghan Taliban envoy posted to Indian capital
- India has not officially recognized Taliban government but latest move signals deepening engagement between both
- Development takes place as New Delhi seeks to exploit surging tensions between Kabul, Islamabad to its advantage
NEW DELHI, India: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has appointed their first senior official in India since the group returned to power in 2021, charged with leading their embassy in Delhi.
India has not officially recognized the Taliban government, but the move signals a deepening engagement, with New Delhi seeking to exploit divisions between Islamabad and Kabul.
Noor Ahmad Noor, a Taliban foreign ministry official, assumed responsibility as charge d’affaires, and has already held meetings with Indian officials, the embassy said in a statement.
“Both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening Afghanistan-India relations,” the Afghan Embassy said, in a post on X late Monday.
India has not commented, but the Afghan embassy posted a photograph of Noor with senior Indian foreign ministry official Anand Prakash.
The Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic law may appear an unlikely match for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government, but India has sought to seize the opening.
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan fought a brief but deadly clash in May 2025, their worst confrontation in decades.
The appointment is significant for the Taliban, which has sought to reclaim control over Afghanistan’s overseas diplomatic missions as part of a broader push for international legitimacy.
In October, India said it would upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full embassy.
Russia is the only country to officially recognize the Afghan Taliban government.
