Pakistan: 7,000 policemen to be deployed for Muharram security

RAWALPINDI – Pakistan: Around 7,000 policemen would be deployed in Rawalpindi district to ensure security besides the army and rangers would also be deployed during the Muharram-ul-Harram.

It is to be stated that 316 mourning procession and 1765 of Majalis would be held from Muharram 1st to Muharram 10th. Under the security plan, no one would be allowed to stand on rooftops of commercial and residential buildings situated along the routes of mourning processions and carry the weapons. According to police spokesman, Rawalpindi police has completed all the arrangements to maintain peace during the Muharram and 7,000 policemen, volunteers, elite force and lady police would be deployed to give security cover to the processions.

Special checking of the procession routes will be completed after clearance by the bomb disposal squad and there will also be aerial surveillance of mourning processions to ensure foolproof security. CCTV cameras and walk through gates will be installed to provide complete security cover to the mourners.

City Police Officer CPO Hamyun Bashir Tarar had organized various meeting with the Ulema, traders and District Peace Committee members. CPO said that security of Rawalpindi has further tightened to avert any untoward incident.

Main mourning procession of the Muharram will be taken out from the Colonel Maqbool Imambargah and it will culminate at the Imambargah Qadeemi after passing through its designated route.

The Qadeemi Imambargah will be the central point where all processions will gather from different localities of the city.

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