KARACHI: Some 5,573 cops belonging to police department along with 1500 Rangers personnel would be deployed across Karachi on Monday, being observed as Yuom-e-Ali (RA).
As per directives of the Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah the provincial police department has already adopted high security alert in the metropolis with special cover for main procession route along with 30 Imam Bargahs and other sites considered to be most sensitive. Around 890 police officers would ensure their presence at the route and other sensitive sites to personally supervise security arrangements for the procession participants in the metropolis.
A senior police officer told APP that adequate care is being taken to ensure fool proof security for the diverted routes for the traditional procession due to ongoing development work on M.A. Jinnah road. Spokesman of Karachi Commissioner office said repair of the roads coupled with adequate cleanliness and provision for essential facilities has also been ensured for people joing the main procession.
The route from Shah-i-Khurasan via New Preedy Street to Hussainia Iranian Imam Bargah, Kharadar will remain close for regular traffic, however, concerned law enforcement agencies, city administration, ambulance service and boy scouts organizations have been issued stickers for their vehicles to ply on dedicated procession route.
They were said to have been advised to ensure proper display of stickers issued by the DIGP-Traffic. Sindh police has also chalked out an elaborate security plan for last ashra (10 days) of the current holy month of Ramzan with combing exercise already underway against terrorists and criminal elements.
Adequate security cover coupled with efficient traffic management plans were claimed to be already in place around hundreds of mosques besides 318 major shopping centres in Karachi with the objective to facilitate general public busy doing their eid shopping.?Reuters
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