Preparations are on for the twice-postponed 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Dhaka scheduled for November 12 and 13.
According to reports, unprecedented security measures have been planned for the summit.
The country’s border will be sealed off to stop intrusion of terrorists and criminals from other countries, and ceaseless vigilance will be maintained at the exit and entry points around the capital to stop intrusion of local criminals.
Law enforcement and intelligence agencies are already active in the capital to arrest or flush out persons who could pose threats to the delegates and peaceful holding of the summit, reports added.
In the previous meeting of the SAARC security committee held on September 7, law enforcers were asked to watch the citizens of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives before and during the summit to prevent any attack on them.
According to officials at the SAARC secretariat in Kathmandu, various meetings are on to finalize agendas for the upcoming SAARC meeting.
The summit had to be postponed first due to the tsunami disaster in some SAARC countries just a few days ahead of the meeting in January, while it was again put off for a second time in February when India expressed disability to attend the summit citing the February 1 Royal takeover of Nepal and ‘security concern’ in Dhaka.