In addition to the deployment of troops in Islamabad and its surroundings, military units were dispatched from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday to counter any potential unrest, according to security sources.

They added that troops have been deployed behind “disruptive elements”. Such troops have been stationed to “counter any attempts at provocation by miscreants.”

To ensure the people’s safety and secure the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, authorities have maintained that no one would be allowed to instigate chaos.

Security measures were “being tightened on both sides to surround any disruptive elements and armed groups,” sources said and added that such actions were being implemented to guarantee the safety and protection of citizens.

Earlier in the day, the interior ministry decided to call in the army to maintain law and order in the federal capital during the SCO summit, which will be held on October 15 and 16.

The army personnel would be in “aid of the civil power from October 5 to 17 in the Islamabad Capital Territory,” the order said on Friday.

Pakistan is set to host the SCO Council of Heads of Government this month, under its rotating chairmanship.

“The exact area of deployment along with an additional number of troops, if the requirement arises, will be worked out by the ICT administration in consultation with the stakeholders concerned,” it said.