Pakistani minister warns country may witness rise in terror activities

"I do not want to comment on the talks here. The Taliban have intervened but the incidents that occurred in the past week could increase. They could rise [further]," he was quoted as saying by Dawn News while addressing a ceremony held in Rawalpindi.

Rashid did not elaborate further on this comment, which was, apparently, also an allusion to the the end of a month-long ceasefire between the government and proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December last year, reports Dawn News.

He was making the comment in the wake of attempted attacks by terrorists on security forces camps in Balochistan's Panjgur and Naushki late on Wednesday evening.

According to media reports, at least 13 terrorists and seven security personnel, including an officer, died during the attacks.

Meanwhile, security has been hiked in various important locations and buildings in Islamabad city following the attacks in Balochistan.

Islamabad Police have vigorously tightened the Security of the Diplomatic Enclave and the other sensitive installations, government buildings, Parliament House, PTV, Pak Secretariat, and Supreme Court of Pakistan by deploying extra forces of police commandos, Rangers and Paramilitary Forces, the sources sitting in the relevant corners of the ministry of interior told The News International.

“The possible terrorism will be countered through hidden and visible security,” the sources said, a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy has been put in practice and high-level targets have been secured and thoroughly protected.

The sources said that it has been decided in a meeting to protect the federal capital by positioning the security in different layers.