Hyderabad police active again for friday prayer

Last Friday prayer passed off peacefully but city police does not want to take any chance for this friday also, City police deployed heavy Security in the Old City area here has been stepped up with deployment of additional forces including RAF in view of Friday prayers today.

Pakistan Taliban’s claim that its fighters in Hyderabad will avenge Ajmal Kasab’s death has not rattled the city police brass who dismiss it as mere political posturing.

Reacting to Taliban Jundullah group leader Ahmed Marwat’s claim that “they are planning to launch terror strikes to avenge Kasab’s hanging”, Hyderabad police commissioner Anurag Sharma on Thursday said the terror outfit does not have any presence in the country and they were only trying to grab attention by making such claims.

More details awaited….

–Siasat.com