Punjab Police has completed the security arrangements for the Eid holidays including jumma tul Wida , Chand Raat and Eid prayers.
21,479 officers and personnel will be deployed on the last Friday( Jumma Tul Wida ) and Al-Quds Day rallies, and more than 19,000 officers and personnel will be deployed for Chand Raat security.
More than 40,000 officers and personnel will be deployed for the security of 23642 mosques, imambargahs and 823 Eid prayer congregations across the province.
150 walk-through gates, 10895 metal detectors and 3796 CCTV cameras will also be used. The briefing
Snipers and plain clothed police commandos will also be deployed on rooftop for the security of sensitive religious places. IG Punjab
Along with Eid gatherings, the security of recreational places and parks should also be taken into consideration during holidays. Dr. Usman Anwar
Search, sweep, combing and intelligence-based operations should be continued on a daily basis across the province. Order of IG Punjab
Inspector General of Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar directed to carve out comprehensive and fool proof security arrangements for maintaining law and order on Eid-ul-Fitr, especially the security of sensitive mosques, Imambargahs, Eid congregations and minority worship places must be ensured. He also emphasised upon smooth flow of traffic on the roads and special focus should be placed on the security of entertainment places, public parks and public centers. Dr. Usman Anwar said that strong measures should be taken for the security of Jumat Al-Wada gatherings and Yum Al-Quds rallies and the security arrangements of sensitive rallies should be monitored by CCTV cameras in other districts including Safe City Authority Lahore. IG Punjab directed that snipers should be deployed on roof top for the security of sensitive mosques, imambargahs and other places, while plain clothed police commandos should also be present to perform duties inside central Eid congregations.
Dr. Usman Anwar said that RPOs, CPOs and DPOs should personally monitor the Eid security plan and the process of checking and monitoring at sensitive religious and public places as well as entrance and exit routes of districts and inter-provincial check posts should be made more strict. IG Punjab said that a contingent of lady police personnel should be deployed for women's Eid prayer gatherings. He stressed upon all officers and personnel posted on Eid security to perform their duties with devotion and commitment. IG Punjab said that the patrolling of the patrolling forces should be made more effective in and around sensitive mosques, imambargahs and other places, while search, sweep, combing and intelligence-based operations should be conducted daily in all the districts of the province. He issued these instructions while presiding over the video link RPOs, DPOs conference held at the Central Police Office today to review the security of Eid congregations. Briefing about security arrangements for Eid al-Fitr congregations, All RPOs, CPOs and DPOs of the province participated through video link conference.
During the briefing, IG Punjab was told that 21,479 officers, officials and volunteers will perform their duties for the security of Jumat al-Wida congregations and 117 rallies of Al-Quds Day across the province. Similarly, more than 19,000 officers and personnel including volunteers will be deployed for the security of markets, bazaars and other sensitive places on Chand Raat, while more than 40,000 officers, personnel and volunteers will be deployed for the security of 23,642 mosques, Imambargahs and 823 open places for Eid prayer gatherings across the province. Similarly, 150 walk-through gates, 10895 metal detectors and 3796 CCTV cameras will also be used during security arrangements. IG Punjab, giving instructions to the officers, said that on Eid-ul-Fitr, the police officers and officials should perform their duties with full enthusiasm in order to protect the life and property of the citizens so that the citizens can celebrate Eid with their families without any fear or danger. IG Punjab said that protection of lives and property and happiness of citizens is the motto of Punjab Police and the police force will fulfill this duty with full responsibility. Additional IG Operations Shehzada Sultan, Additional IG Patrolling Rao Abdul Karim, DIG SPU Tayyab Hafeez Cheema, DIG CTD Abdul Ghaffar Qaisrani, DIG Operations Punjab Waqas Nazir, DIG IT Ahsan Younis, DIG Elite Sadiq Ali Dogar along with other officers were present in the conference.
(Handout No.167)
Nayab Haider
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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