{"id":7594,"date":"2026-02-28T16:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7594"},"modified":"2026-02-28T16:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:57:38","slug":"police-issue-public-safety-advisory-as-karachi-placed-on-high-alert-amid-pak-afghan-tensions-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7594","title":{"rendered":"Police issue public safety advisory as Karachi placed on high alert amid Pak-Afghan tensions &#8211; Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2026\/02\/28213651efb5a49.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>KARACHI: Amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, police on Saturday issued a public safety advisory which stated that Karachi had been placed on \u201chigh alert\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The advisory issued by the office of the Karachi additional inspector general of police, a copy of which is available with <em>Dawn<\/em>, said, \u201cKarachi has been placed on high alert following increased military tensions between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban forces near the Pak-Afghan border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have strengthened surveillance and tightened security at key entry-exit points, transportation hubs, sensitive and important places to pre-empt potential security threats,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>In the safety guidelines for residents and visitors, the Karachi police urged them to stay vigilant and alert to announcements from local police, law enforcement and provincial officials.<\/p>\n<p>The advisory urged the citizens to report suspicious activity and immediately notify local police or emergency services if they observe unusual movements, unattended packages, unfamiliar persons loitering in sensitive areas, illegal foreigners or any other suspicious activity.<\/p>\n<p>It also urged citizens to follow the directions of security personnel and comply promptly with instructions from police checkpoints or clearance operations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full sm:w-1\/2  media--right    media--uneven  media--stretch\" data-original-src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1976301\/karachi-on-high-alert-amid-pak-afghan-border-tensions\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:250px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1976301\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Further, it urged citizens to verify information and to avoid spreading unverified rumours or \u201cpanic content\u201d on social media. The advisory pointed out to a recent fake threat alert on social media related to a few shopping centres and commercial areas that caused \u201cfear and panic\u201d in public.<\/p>\n<p>It advised the citizens to \u201crely on official statements from Sindh Police, local administration, or government press briefings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Further, air travellers were advised to leave their homes for the airport at least one hour earlier than usual due to enhanced screening, stop-and-search measures and increased security around airport and key points.<\/p>\n<p>It stated that only one visitor or attendant should accompany one passenger to the designated drop off or pick-up point to avoid crowding at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens were also told to carry their computerised national identity cards (CNICs) with them at all times, as they may be required for verification at various checkpoints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNational security forces and law enforcement agencies are fully prepared to respond to threats and protect citizens. All measures are designed to maintain peace, stability, and public safety,\u201d the advisory concluded.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1976635\/police-issue-public-safety-advisory-as-karachi-placed-on-high-alert-amid-pak-afghan-tensions\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, police on Saturday issued a public safety advisory which stated that Karachi had been placed on \u201chigh alert\u201d.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertaonment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}