Ban on heavy vehicles not enough to curb terrorism

At the barricade, four policemen, two on either side had to watch people sitting inside the vehicles as it slow down. Surprisingly, the policemen were neither carrying any sort of equipment nor they were coming nearer to any vehicle. I wondered whether our vigilant police force, being a silent, stationary spectator, would be able to bring the culprits to book in this way.

One can understand that purchase of latest and costly security devices from abroad takes time, yet deploying at least two sniffer dogs at every check post would not be so expensive. These dogs have established their reputation for sniffing explosives and other banned materials.

The city police administration has also banned the entry of light and heavy trucks and dumpers in the Capital after the Marriott tragedy. Now it seems as the dumpers have been dubbed as terrorists, as they can load car, jeep or some other light vehicle with explosives and can take advantage of the slackness of security personnel who are not focusing on the movement of trucks, dumpers.