Officials: Pakistan on alert for possible attack

[JaneyVee]

Islamabad (CNN) -- Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad is on red alert after officials received information in the form of an intelligence intercept of a likely attack on a high-value target, two senior Pakistani officials told CNN on Sunday.

Helicopters could be heard in the skies above Islamabad as Air Force and Navy commandos searched for suspected militants in the Margalla Hills that surround the city, the officials said.

Key military installations were under tight security.

Among the buildings being guarded are the headquarters for Pakistan's air force and navy, the officials said.

The officials, from the security and intelligence establishments, did not want to be named given the sensitivity of the information.

The rest: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/04/world/asia/pakistan-alert/index.html?

[leftstreet]

1. I thought Obama said Al Qaeda was 'nearly defeated'

Like just a few months ago

[NuclearDem]

3. Well, al-Qaeda's just awesome like that.

They can always be counted upon to plan "big" attacks at the most politically convenient times.

[matt819]

2. Pakistan is always on alert for possible attack

This has been Pakistan's posture since 1948. Nothing new.