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Red alert in Pak cities amid fears of sectarian clashes
ISLAMABAD. Jan 19: Security forces in major Pakistani cities have been put on high alert as tension mounts following the bomb-blast killing of a militant Muslim faction chief in Lahore, officials said today, reports AFP.
The remote-controlled bomb killed Ziaur Rehman Farooqi. patron-in-chief of an extremist Sunni Muslim group. Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), as he arrived amid tight security for a district court hearing Saturday.
Twenty-six people, including 19 police officers, were killed in the explosion.
Police said it was the most police deaths in any single incident in the country's history.
Farooqi. who was contesting elections in two constituencies in Punjab province died in-
stantly while his deputy Maulana Azam Tariq, was critically injured.
The incident sent a shock wave across the country, heightening fears of a spur in sectarian violence involving the majority Sunni and the minority Shi’ite sects, who differ on religious rituals.
Strikes shutdown the Punjab town of Jhang where the SSP is headquartered, and also Farooql’s home town of Samundari while shops and markets were closed in nearby Rawalpindi City where SSP activists staged protest rallies.
SSP workers also set ablaze an election office of Farooql s rival candidate Fakhre Imam in Kabirwala town and blocked traffic in several other Punjab cities as they demanded the ar-
rest of the killers.
In Islamabad, police have been put on "red alert" and strict security measures have been adopted "to prevent sectarian violence and acts of terrorism"' Raza Zia. chief of the capital police said.
Special guards are being organised for the security of political leaders and candidates contesting general elections due on February 3. he said.
Police contingents have been deployed around mosques and places of worship belonging to the two Muslim sects.
Administration officials said security had also been tightened around bus stands, airports and other public places in major cities and a ban had been imposed on pillion riding on motorcycles.