ISLAMABAD
Islamabad capital police have planned elaborate measures during Muharram-ul-Haram, a police public relations officer said. He said that about 10,000 personnel will perform security duties adding that the security arrangements were discussed in a meeting presided over by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) Sohail Zafar Chatha. The meeting was attended among others by Senior Superintendents of Police ( Operations), SSP (Investigation) and all Zonal Superintendents of Police, Sub-Divisional police officers and SHOs.
The DIG (Operations) directed all police officials to ensure elaborate security plans and supervise all security arrangements themselves. He said that additional deployment should be ensured to ensure smooth traffic flow in the city while special squads to be constituted for strict patrolling.
He also directed all police officials to maintain close liaison with peace committees and organizers of Majalis and processions in Muharram-ul-Haram. He directed to issue special cards to police officials deputed for security of religious gatherings and Imambargahs.
Sohail Zafar Chatha directed for strict security arrangements on gatherings and special checking of participants. Strict vigilance should be maintained through safe city cameras and entrance of all types of vehicles in the surroundings of Imambargahs to be prohibited. He asked to place barbed wires near venues of gatherings and jawans of police should be deployed at rooftops of buildings on the way of routes.
He said that it should be ensured to make arrangements for checking of participants of Majalis and processions through metal detectors. Strict vigilance should be maintained to ensure that security measures are in place by the police, the DIG (Operations) maintained.
He directed for maintaining close coordination among all wings of Islamabad police and staff. The DIG (Operations) said that walk-through gates must be installed at all entry and exit points of Majalis and processions and it should be covered through a large strength of policemen.
He said it is their top priority to ensure protection of the lives and property of the citizens and no laxity would be tolerated in this regard.
