Islamabad: The United States embassy in Islamabad on Sunday prohibited its personnel from touring the federal capital’s Marriott Hotel, mentioning worries of a “viable assault”.
“Event: U.S. authorities personnel prohibited from touring Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel because of a protection alert issued today, americaA embassy requested its authorities personnel to exercising vigilance at locations of worship, and keep away from places with massive crowds. It additionally requested them to display nearby media for updates to viable assault,” americaA embassy in Islamabad stated in an alert published on its website.
This protection alert comes days after a suicide bombing withinside the capital killed a policeman and wounded six others, the Dawn newspaper reported.
In its protection alert, americaA embassy stated it become “privy to facts that unknown people are in all likelihood plotting to assault Americans on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad someday at some point of the holidays”.
“Effective without delay, the Embassy in Islamabad is prohibiting all American personnel from touring Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel,” the alert stated.
As Islamabad become positioned on purple alert mentioning protection worries at the same time as banning all public gatherings, the embassy advised all Mission employees to chorus from non-essential, unofficial journey to Islamabad during the vacation season.
On Friday, the management withinside the Capital banned all styles of gatherings, in particular sports associated with the approaching nearby authorities elections, and declared excessive alert withinside the city.
“In mild of new advisories/hazard indicators issued with the aid of using the regulation enforcement companies and state-of-the-art assault on police, the safety of Islamabad has been beefed as much as obviate the threats withinside the jurisdiction of the capital that may disrupt peace and calmness inflicting harm to public lifestyles and property,” study a notification issued with the aid of using the workplace of Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon, as quoted with the aid of using Dawn.
Police imposed a ban on all forms of nook meetings, public gatherings and congregations, in particular withinside the wake of the approaching nearby authorities elections, the document added.
The Pakistani guide stated the order without delay got here into pressure and shall stay in pressure for 2 weeks.