IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan has issued orders for foolproof security of Hazrat Ali (R.A) Day Majalis and processions.
Three-tier security will be provided to 868 Majalis and 234 processions across the province.
More than 33,000 Police officers and volunteers will perform security duties on Hazrat Ali (R.A) Day.
2649 Police national volunteers, 267 special police personnel, 5270 volunteers will also perform security duties.
IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan instructs all supervisory officers to self-monitor the security plan of Hazrat Ali (R.A) Day
CCTV monitoring and video recording for security of sensitive processions and Majalis should be ensured in all cases. IG Punjab
Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan has said that all available resources should be utilized to provide three-tier foolproof security for processions and Majalis on the occasion of 21st Ramadan, Martyrdom Day of Hazrat Ali (R.A) across the province. RPOs, DPOs should personally supervise security arrangements for Hazrat Ali (R.A) Day. IG Punjab said that during security arrangements, police teams should maintain close coordination with Special Branch, CTD and other law enforcement agencies and there should be no delay in strict legal action against display of weapons, violation of Loudspeaker Act or attempt for breach of peace. Rao Sardar Ali Khan said that search, sweep, intelligence based combing operations should be continued on daily basis in the vicinity of routes and places of sensitive processions and Majalis while supervisory officers should give effective briefing to the security personnel on duty sensitivity. IG Punjab directed that snipers be deployed on roofs of buildings along the procession routes as well as commandos in plain clothes along the procession route. Rao Sardar Ali Khan said that CCTV monitoring and video recording should be ensured for the security of sensitive processions and Majalis in all cases. Similarly, female police personnel should be deployed for checking the female mourners. These instructions were Issued to supervisory officers while presiding over a meeting with respect to security day of Hazrat Ali (R.A) Day.
Spokesperson of Punjab Police said that 868 majlis and 234 processions would be held in all the districts of the province on the occasion of Hazrat Ali's (R.A) Martyrdom Day. In this regard, more than 33000 police officers and volunteers would perform security duties. Spokesperson Punjab Police said that the security personnel included 396 Gazetted Officers, 634 Inspectors, 1305 Sub-Inspectors, 2176 ASIs, 1442 Head Constables, 18861 Constables while 2649 Police National Volunteers, 267 Special Police Officers, 3953 Male Volunteers and 1317 Women. Spokesperson Punjab Police said that the main procession in the provincial capital Lahore would start from Mubarak Haveli and end at Karbala Gamay Shah for which more than 5,000 security personnel including 10 SPs, 25 SDPOs, 80 SHOs, 374 Upper Subordinates, 208 Ladies Police will carry out security duty. The control room of Safe City Authority, Central Police Office and Deputy Commissioner's Office will be continuously monitored. IG Punjab stressed that complete lighting should be arranged in the buildings and routes of processions and Majalis in collaboration with the district administration and the presence of ambulance and rescue teams should be ensured at the venues of Majalis and processions for emergencies. Rao Sardar Ali Khan directed that during security arrangements, regular liaison should be maintained with the organizers of meetings and processions and members of peace committees and the system of checking of citizens and vehicles at entrances and exits of cities should be made more efficient. IG Punjab further said that search, sweep, combing and intelligence based operations should be expedited in urban areas of all districts as well as in slums and action should be taken against landlords and tenants for violating the Tenancy Act.
(Handout No. 213)
Osama Mehmood
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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