US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reached Lahore. Governor Punjab Salman Taseer and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif greeted Hillary Clinton at the Allama Iqbal Airport. The US Secretary of State is visiting Allama Iqbal tomb, Badshahi Mosque and Shahi Qila (Lahore Fort) now. According to the traffic diversion plan, the Mall, Jail Road and Lower Mall are closed for ordinary traffic and motorists are being diverted to alternative routes. Security of the city has put on high alert while 17 schools along with the University of the Punjab were ordered to remain closed today. Schools at Upper and Lower Mall along with Punjab University were closed due to security concerns. Hillary Clinton will address students of Government College and afterwards she will meet Governor Punjab Salman Taseer and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif.
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