Prime Minister's appearance in Supreme Court: comprehensive security being ensured, says Malik

Comprehensive security arrangements will be made in and around the Supreme Court (SC) before and during the appearance of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the apex court in a contempt of court case on February 13.
"These directives were issued by Interior Minister Rehman Malik in a meeting to review the security arrangements which was also attended by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bani Amin, Chief Commission Tariq Mehmmod Pirzada and other senior officials of law enforcement agencies", an official said.
He said that it was decided that special passes would be issued to visitors and no pedestrian or vehicular traffic will be allowed through the Red Zone from morning till court proceedings are over. Only bona fide lawyers or card holders will be allowed entry into the Supreme Court, he said.
The official said that three cordons of security will be maintained around the court. Entry points will be manned by Supreme Court security police and the outer cordons by police and Rangers. He said that every visitor will pass through three scanners before entering court building. A security sweep of the Supreme Court building shall be conducted by the Special Branch.
The meeting also decided that all incoming routes of Supreme Court will be sealed since early morning till the proceedings are over to maintain security. Sufficient police force would be deployed at Shahre-e-Dastoor and police and Rangers would patrol the routes leading to the court, he said. He said that the meeting directed IGP to ensure strict checking at entry and exit points of the city and police were urged to keep a close eye over the traffic.