Sunday, April 8, 2012

Tight security in place in Delhi, Ajmer for Zardari visit

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS/CNST): Security will be tight including deployment
of special units atop high-rise buildings and along the route that
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his entourage take Sunday during
their almost six-hour visit to the national capital and at Ajmers revered
shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

Around 2,000 police personnel will be deployed for Zardaris visit to New
Delhi, while the Rajasthan city of Ajmer has already been turned into a
fortress for the Pakistani president who along with his son Bilawal and
others will offer prayers at the Sufi shrine.

In New Delhi, special units will be deployed atop high-rise buildings and
along the 25-km route that Zardaris convoy will take from the airport to
Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs 7, Race Course Road official residence,
where he has been invited for lunch.

Zardari arrived in the capital around 11.30 a.m. Sunday and proceeds for
the lunch with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, after which the two are to
hold one-on-one talks.

Due to security concerns, there will be short stoppage from the airport to
the PMs residence during Zardaris visit, Delhis joint commissioner of
police Satyendra Garg said, adding that there will not be much change in
traffic routes.

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