Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH): Elaborate security arrangements made for processions

LAHORE: The Punjab police disclosed on Thursday that nearly 60,000 police officers including volunteers would ensure a three-tier security of around 1,100 gatherings and 2,317 processions to be taken out on Eid Milad-un-Nabbi (PBUH) today (Friday).

This was disclosed during a security meeting held at the central police office (CPO) with Punjab IGP Inam Ghani in the chair on Thursday.

During the conference, Additional IG South Punjab Zafar Iqbal Awan, CCPO Lahore and all RPOs and DPOs briefed Inam Ghani about the security arrangements for Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) celebrations in their respective districts or regions. The meeting further revealed that around 187 walkthrough gates, 8,344 metal detectors, 2,654 CCTV cameras will also be used for the security of rallies and processions.

The IGP said the officers on security duty on Eid Milad-un-Nabi should be effectively briefed about the sensitivity of their duties so that they can perform their duties more diligently. He directed the RPOs and DPOs to utilize all available resources and personally go into the field and supervise the security arrangements so that the people can celebrate the birthday of Holy Prophet (PHUH) without any fear or danger.

About the Covid-19 precautionary measures, Inam Ghani directed that the officers and officials on duty should consider face masks as part of their uniform to prevent corona. “CCTV cameras, metal detectors and walkthrough gates must be used for the security of processions in sensitive districts and search, sweep, combing and intelligence-based operations in the vicinity of important mosques, shrines and religious place should be beefed up,” he added.

He further said that while making security arrangements for Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH), effective suggestions of organizers of processions, local scholars and civil society should also be taken into consideration and legal action against the perpetrators of fireworks and aerial firing should not be delayed at all.

The IG further said that checking of all vehicles passing through intra-provincial check-posts should be made stringent and footage of all vehicles should be archived so that it may be benefitted in the need of time. Additional IG Operations Sahibzada Shehzad Sultan and Additional IG CTD Muhammad Tahir Rai and other officers were also present in the conference.

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