Islamabad Police forms special unit for protection of minority places of worship and communities
Islamabad, Aug 17 (PTI) Amid increasing attacks on religious minorities in Pakistan, the Islamabad Police on Thursday constituted a 70-member special unit for the "protection of minority places of worship and communities" in the national capital.
"Seventy jawans (policemen) have been posted in the ‘Minority Protection Unit’," the Islamabad Police said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
It said all district police officers will be responsible for the protection of minority places of worship and communities in their areas.
