Punjab Police remained high alert on 21st Ramadan/ Martyrdom Day of Hazrat Ali Murtaza (A.S.)

On the instructions of the Inspector General of Police Punjab, on the occasion of the Martyrdom Day of Hazrat Ali (A.S.) on 21st Ramadan, Punjab Police remained on high alert across the province and performed excellent security duties for mourning processions and gatherings. More than 26,000 police officers and personnel performed security duties for mourning processions and gatherings organized on the occasion of Hazrat Ali (A.S.). IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that 17,000 officers and personnel were deployed for the security of 192 mourning processions across the province, including Lahore, while more than 9,000 officers and personnel were deployed for the security of 955 majalis across the province. In Lahore, 8,000 personnel were deployed for the security of the main mourning processions and majalis. The mourners were allowed to join the processions only after complete checking through a security mechanism based on a 3-tiered fence. Punjab Police spokesperson said that 27 Category A mourning processions were conducted across Punjab, including Lahore, while 62 majalis were held. All activities were being monitored from the central control and monitoring room established at the Central Police Office. Punjab Police spokesperson further said that continuous monitoring of the mourning processions and majalis was going on from the control rooms of the Safe Cities Authority and the district administration. The police teams performed their duties with utmost alertness. Checking was ensured through walk-through gates and metal dictators. On the instructions of the IG Punjab, lady police personnel were deployed for security checking of female mourners, while plainclothes commandos and snipers were deployed on the roofs of routes during mourning processions. Special arrangements were made to maintain traffic flow through alternative routes across the province. All field formations including Dolphin Squad, PRU, Special Branch and CTD adopted a common strategy in security arrangements for Youm-e-Shahadat Hazrat Ali (A.S.). RPOs, CPOs and DPOs were present in the field to check the security arrangements for processions and majalis in sensitive districts.

 

(Handout No. 286)

Syed Mubasher Hussain

Director Public Relations
Punjab Police

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