Security to be increased and go tighter as 7000 policemen petrol the capital during Muharram

Security to be increased and go tighter as 7000 policemen petrol the capital during Muharram

Over 7,000 security personnel will perform duties during Muharram ul Haram in the Federal Capital to ensure high vigilance and fool-proof security. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has made comprehensive plan to ensure strict security arrangements
during Muharram ul Haram and decided to conduct regular security checking at routes of processions and Majalis.

For this purpose, over 7000 security men including Islamabad Police and Rangers will perform duties, the official sources told APP.  Meetings of ICT officials have been planned with the religious scholars and organizers of Muharram Majalis and processions. 

Organizers will co-operate with the police and law enforcing officials and will activate the volunteers to check the participants of Majalis and processions thorough using metal detectors.

Strict vigilance will be maintained to ensure that security measures, are in place by the police as well as peace committees.

ICT officials will also conduct visit of all the routes of Muharram processions and Imambargahs alongwith police officials, they said.
Security passes will be issued to the volunteers of Majalis and Processions and the participants will be checked thoroughly by metal detectors while rooftops will also be covered by the police officials.

Processions will pass through the fixed routes and timings of processions will be observed strictly, the sources added.

They said that over 7,000 security personnel will perform security duties and it has been also under consideration to cancel the holidays of cops of Islamabad Police force and not to grant leave to any one during Muharram-ul-Haram in order to maintain high
vigilance and foolproof security.

Islamabad Police is also preparing a comprehensive security plan for main processions of Muharram ul Haram which would be ensured through the coordination of police officers and other law enforcement agencies.

Lady Police would be deputed for the female gatherings while police officers and Jawans would perform security duties outside the Imambargahs.

Main processions would start from 8th Muharram ul Haram to 11th Muharram ul Haram and police commandos would be deputed at the routes of processions.

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