Islamabad boosts security ahead of Islamists’ ‘million-man march’![]() January 9, 2013 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Security has been tightened in the Pakistani capital Islamabad in the run-up to the “Million-Man March” that the local Islamists are due to start on January 14, The Voice of Russia reported. Reinforced police and Interior Troop units have been deployed in the capital city to protect the parliament building, the residences of President and Prime Minister, as well as the buildings of key ministries. The “March” is expected to begin in Lahore. When in Islamabad, the participants will set up an indefinite “camp of protest”. The extremists have already warned they will launch a spate of terrorist attacks. The Islamists are pressing for a resignation of the national leadership, whom they believe are too secular. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |