Police finalize Islamabad security plan for Muharram
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Sajid Kiani has directed all police officials for elaborate security arrangements on eve of Muharram ul Haram and ensure installation of CCTV cameras at entry points of religious gatherings, reports state run news agency APP.
Following special directions from IGP Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan, the SSP has devised security strategy in connection with Muharram ul Haram and issued special directions to all SPs, SDPOs and SHOs for effective arrangements. He said that walk through gates must be installed at all entry and exit points of Majalis 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.
The SSP ordered to discuss with organizers of religious gatherings for proper cleanliness arrangements around Imarmbargahs and routes of the processions.
Kiani directed for maintaining close coordination among all wings of Islamabad police and staff. He said it should be ensured that Parking lots to be far away from the processions with proper security arrangements there and metal detectors would be used at entry and exit
points too. Sajid Kiani ordered for effective combing operations in slum areas, Afghan habitats and bus stations and ensure video recording of gatherings as well. He ordered for strict vigilance of suspected elements, vehicles and motorbikes.
He said special meetings should be arranged with members of peace committees at police station level and specify the routes of the processions as no one would be allowed to violate it.
He said it should be ensured that processions will pass through the fixed routes and timings of processions to be observed strictly.
He said organizers of religious gatherings should inform respective police station before arranging it and get the particulars of volunteers so that cards may be issued to them for performing security duties.
He said owners of various buildings on routes should be asked not to allow any stranger to stay there or stand at roof tops.The SSP 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.
