Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid has directed to remove all unnecessary police checkpoints in the federal capital.

In a statement, he said the people will no longer face difficulties due to the checkpoints. He said the police has been handed over six vehicles equipped with latest technology and it will be provided with eight more for the security purpose.

Acting on the instructions of the interior minister, Islamabad police has replaced all the checkpoints except those in the Red Zone with mobile checkpoints.