Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Ghulam Hyder Jamali has directed for foolproof security arrangements on the occasion of Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS), at ranges, zones and districts level. He also called for ensuring steps for maintaining strict vigil along with the routes of processions and majalis on the occasion.
The IGP Sindh also directed for ensuring recording of majalis and processions on Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) at the range/zonal and district levels, steps be ensured for strict vigil at procession routes and parking areas.
Police patrolling in targeted sensitive areas, snap checking and advance intelligence collection and its timely sharing be also ensured, he said.
He issued the directives that all possible steps should also be taken for continuous watch on places of majalis and procession routes besides technical sweeping, scanning and clearance from bomb disposal squads.
The IGP Sindh called for preparing security measures on the basis of inner and outer cordon of central Chehlum processions under close co-ordination between police and other law enforcing agencies.
He instructed that every step be adopted for removal of encroachments, abandoned or out of order vehicles in the way of processions.
He called for extraordinary security measures on the day of Chehlum for small and major processions and the majalis to be held besides deploying snipers at selected high rise buildings on the route of central procession.
He directed that special responsibilities be entrusted to police commandos, reserved platoons, personnel of special and crime branches.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2015

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