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Bhakkar declared ‘Red Zone’

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday declared Bhakkar district a ‘Red Zone’, following apprehensions that the Taliban, under attack in South Waziristan, could enter Punjab from there, a private TV channel reported. The channel said the provincial government has deployed security personnel on both banks of the Indus River running through Bhakkar and set up checkposts to monitor possible Taliban infiltration. The security personnel have also seized all boats in order to control all means of crossing the river. Those entering or leaving the district would have to prove their identities, the channel said. daily times monitor

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