HOA conference: Amritsar under thick security blanket

The holy city of Amritsar, famous for Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh, has been put under a thick security blanket in view of the sixth ministerial Heart of Asia conference - Istanbul Process on Afghanistan, beginning tomorrow.
Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Suresh Arora took stock of the security arrangements of the city for the international conference, a senior officer said.
"All security arrangements are in place to avoid any eventuality," he said.
Delegates from participating countries, supporting countries and organisations, including China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE, will visit Golden temple, an official said here today.
Besides two sessions, there will be bilateral meetings between the participating countries, officials said.