{"id":131704,"date":"2026-08-22T18:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=131704"},"modified":"2026-08-22T18:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:10:28","slug":"pakistan-army-deployed-in-rawalpindi-for-6-months-for-sensitive-security-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/131704\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Army deployed in Rawalpindi for 6 months for &#8216;sensitive security duties&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The federal government has authorised the deployment of three companies of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi for six months for \u201csensitive security duties\u201d, it emerged on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interior ministry\u2019s order, a copy of which is available with&nbsp;<em>Dawn<\/em>, is dated August 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPursuant to the request made by the Punjab Home Department [\u2026] the federal government, in exercise of the powers conferred under Article 245 of the Constitution is pleased to authorise deployment of three companies of Pakistan Army for sensitive security duties in Rawalpindi to avoid any undesirable situation as well as to respond effectively in any unforeseen situation as per the requirement of the district administration for a period of six months with immediate effect,\u201d the order said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The federal government has authorised the deployment of three companies of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi for six months for \u201csensitive security duties\u201d, it emerged on Saturday. 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