Strict security measures for Muharram

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has made comprehensive plan to ensure strict security arrangements during Muharram-ul-Haram and decided to conduct regular security checking at routes of processions and Majalis.

According to official sources, meetings will be conducted with the religious scholars and organizers of Muharram Majalis and processions.

Organizers will co-operate with the police and law enforcing officials and will activate the volunteers to check the participants of Majalis and processions thorough using metal detectors.

Strict vigilance will be maintained to ensure that security measures are in place by the police as well as peace committees.

ICT officials, the sources said, will also conduct visit of all the routes of Muharram processions and Imambargahs alongwith police officials.

Security passes will be issued to the volunteers of Majalis and processions and the participants will be checked thoroughly by metal detectors while rooftops will also be covered by the police officials.

Processions will pass through the fixed routes and timings of processions will be observed strictly, the sources added.

Over 7,000 security personnel will perform security duties and it has been also under consideration to cancel the holidays of cops of Islamabad Police force and not to grant leave to any one during Muharram- ul-Haram in order to maintain high vigilance and foolproof security.

Islamabad Police is also preparing a comprehensive security plan for main processions of Muharam ul Haram which would be ensured through the coordination of police officers and other law enforcement agencies.

Lady Police would be deputed for the female processions while police officers and Jawans would perform security duties outside the Imambargahs.

Main processions would start from 8th to 11th Muharam-ul-Haram.

All Station House Officers (SHOs) would get the complete bio-data of those volunteers performing security duties.

Peace committees would be asked to ensure that no stranger should be allowed to stay in the worship places for security reasons during the month of Muharram.

Police has been also directed to intensify patrolling in their respective areas and checking at the entry as well as exit places would be further strengthened.

Parking lots would be far away from the processions with proper security arrangements there and metal detectors would be used at entry and exit points too. (APP)