TTP threatens to poison water in Pindi area

[Naveed Yaseen]

By Saeed Ahmed

RAWALPINDI: Banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have threatened the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) and Chaklala Cantonment Board the (CCB) of contaminating water sources and reservoirs with poisonous material with the aim of pressurizing the Army to stop military operation in Waziristan.

Official sources told The News that a letter threatening to contaminate water was faxed to the Directorate of Military Lands and Cantonments (ML&C) here on Tuesday. The letter states that the TTP has procured 200 litres of poisonous material that would be used to contaminate water sources and reservoirs in the wards falling under RCB and CCB limits. However, the TTP in its letter has not intimated the time frame i.e. time and date of implementing the threat. Through the letter, the RCB and CCB officials (as well as obviously the government) have been threatened to stop the military operation in South Waziristan, sources claimed.

The CEO of RCB and CCB have confirmed the report. Rafiq Adil Siddique, CEO of RCB, showed a photo copy of the letter sent to him by Directorate ML&C which stated that effective security measures have been taken immediately after that. All the six wards have been divided into four zones headed by concerned engineers, supervisors, directors, tube-well operators and valve men. The tube-well operators and valve men have been issued special instructions to keep the doors of their offices closed and boundary walls of the tube-well sections are being raised.

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