PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Civil Secretariat has been evacuated due to security concerns, with all offices ordered to close, ARY News reported on Friday, citing sources.
Sources said employees and officers working at the Civil Secretariat were directed to vacate their offices following the security alert.
Police confirmed that the Civil Secretariat had been evacuated in view of potential security threats.
According to police, all offices within the secretariat have been cleared and employees have been granted leave as a precautionary measure.
Further details about the nature of the security threat were not immediately available.