Islamabad Police has decided to ensure elaborate security arrangements on the eve of Muharram ul Haram and a total of 5000 security personnel will be deputed to guard various gatherings in the city.
According to details, Islamabad Police have finalised comprehensive security arrangements for the processions, religious gatherings during Muharram ul Haram and decided to launch combing as well as search operations in various slum areas of the city including Afghan
Habitats to ensure fool proof security. The IGP Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan has directed all wings of Islamabad police to ensure complete co-ordination for success of this plan, a police spokesman said here on Sunday.
SSP Islamabad Asmatullah Junejo has chalked out a special security plan after brainstorming session of relevant stakeholders following which close liaison would be maintained with peace committees and organisers of Majlis and processions. A total of 909 religious gatherings (Majlis) and 177 processions (159 traditional and 18 licensed) will be held and co-operation of organisers would be ensured with the police and law enforcing officials.
IGP Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan directed police to produce all those persons before magistrate under act 107/151 who could crate law and order situation in Muharram and assured guarantee that they would remain peaceful. IGP said that action would be also taken against organiser of Majlis and procession if they violated route and did not observe timing.
Similarly, action would be also taken to using heavy loudspeaker which carried sound away from Majlis avenue under Amplifier act. Those people who could produce law and order situation, irrelevant to which sect they belong, would be arrested for one month under Maintenance of Public Order.
He directed for strict security arrangements on these occasions and special checking of participants. He said that special arrangements should be made for checking of participants in a prestigious way and to install walk through gates at the entrance points of Majlis. He directed for close vigilance of those people having names in 4th schedule and ensure that they should inform relevant police station in case of any movement outside the city. The IGP also ordered to be alert about those people from banned organisations whose entries have been banned in Islamabad.
He said that it should be ensured to make arrangements for checking of participants of Majlis and processions through using metal detectors. Strict vigilance should be maintained to ensure that security measures are in place by the police as well as peace committees, the IGP maintained.
Rangers and FC will also assist Islamabad police to ensure elaborate security arrangements. The IGP also ordered all SHOs to make proper light arrangements after negotiations with concerned authorities and also to weed out bushes in the various areas in the vicinity of worship places.
He said that it should be ensured that processions will pass through the fixed routes and timings of processions to be observed strictly. The IGP also directed for effective patrolling and use commando vehicles for the purpose.
He said that walk through gates must be installed at all entry and exit points of Majlis and processions and it should be covered through large strength of policemen. He also asked all SPs, SDPOs to take steps to curb wall chalking or pasting posters which may hurt sentiments of people.
Patrolling officers must conduct visit of all the routes of Muharram processions and Imambargah and rooftops to be covered by the police officials. The IGP said that lady Police should be deputed for the female gatherings while police officers and Jawans would perform security duties outside the Imambargah.-PR
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