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RAWALPINDI, Jul 17 (APP):Rawalpindi district police have finalized foolproof s
ecurity arrangements for Ashura while over 6000 cops with 900 traffic wardens and 500 rescuers have been deployed.
According to a police spokesman, Rawalpindi district police had made all possible s
ecurity arrangements to provide foolproof s
ecurity cover to 65 mourning processions and 113 majalis of the district including six main processions of Zuljinnah, Alm, and Tazia of Rawalpindi city.
As many as 2900 cops were deployed to guard the main Ashura procession of Rawalpindi city. Over 10,000 s
ecurity personnel were deployed in Rawalpindi region for Ashura.
Tight s
ecurity arrangements were finalized for 209 mourning processions in Rawalpindi region including 65 in Chakwal district, 49 in Attock district, and 30 in Jhelum district.
Special checking of the routes was completed before the start of the processions and the bomb disposal squad cleared the routes.
The spokesman informed that over 2900 s
ecurity personnel were deployed to guard the main procession while 3100 cops were providing s
ecurity cover to other processions and majalis of the district.
The district administration and law enforcers had finalized all necessar
y arrangements to facilitate the mourners, he said adding, that the foolproof s
ecurity arrangements had been finalized for the main 10th Muharram procession of the city which started from Satellite Town and culminated at Imam Bargah Qadeemi.
According to a Commissioner Office Spokesm
an, the administration on the directives of Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Engineer Aamir Khattak had finalized all the arrangements for Muharram including s
ecurity for 3958 Majalis and 714 processions of Rawalpindi Division.
He informed that six companies of Army, Rangers, and extra police were also on duty in Ashura to deal with any emergency situation.
He said that close circuit TV (CCTV) cameras had been installed for full monitoring of category A processions.
On the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, the government was making special arrangements for ‘Sabeels, Niaz and Langar,’ he added.
The health authorities had been directed that the best possible arrangements should be made to deal with any emergency.
He informed that apart from monitoring loudspeakers and social media, audio and video recordin
gs of Majalis and processions were being compiled.
He said the procession routes were cleaned, patchwork and road repair work was carried out, and hanging electric wires were fixed.
Apart from this, he said coordination with scholars of all schools of thought had also been ensured, adding that arrangements had been finalised by conducting division-wise tours.
On the directives of the CM, an extensive s
ecurity plan had been put in place for Muharram-Al-Haram, particularly for Ashura.
Rawalpindi District Police, City Traffic Police (CTP), Rescue-1122 Rawalpindi, and other departments concerned had finalized all the arrangements for ‘Youm-e-Ashura.’ A special 24/7 control room had also been set up to monitor the s
ecurity, he said.
He informed that strict monitoring of Ashura processions were being conducted as close circuit television (CCTV) cameras had been installed at routes of main Zuljinnah processions and places where majalis would be held.
He said special contingents of commandos and police officials were deployed at trouble points.
According to the s
ecurity plan formulated in this regard, aerial surveillance of ‘Ashura’ processions was also being conducted to ensure the s
ecurity of the mourners.
Additional forces of Special Branch police, Elite Force, Punjab Constabulary, Women police, and district police were deployed to ensure s
ecurity on the 10th of Muharram.
Senior police officers were visiting all the routes of the Muharram processions to review the s
ecurity arrangements, he added.
According to City Traffic Officer (CTO) Taimoor Kh
an, the traffic was diverted on 48 different routes in the city.
According to the district emergency officer of Rescue-1122, all the rescuers were on special duties in Rawalpindi district control room, emergency rescue stations with fully equipped emergency ambulances, fire vehicles, special vehicles, and water bowsers.
20 mobile rescue teams were moving with Ashura processions. A comprehensive plan had been formulated to provide first aid and on-the-spot
pre-hospital medical care to the mourners while serious persons would be shifted to nearby hospitals, he added.
He urged the mourners, volunteers, and custodians of Imam Bargahs to cooperate with Rescue-1122 staff.
Emergency officers including trained doctors were supervising the arrangements.
Nearly 300 volunteers of Civil Defence were also performing duties on 10th Muharram, said Civil Defence’s District Officer.
The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has also completed all the arrangements for Ashura.
The spokesperson informed that the board had completed cleanliness work on the route of the main processions and repaired all faulty street lights.
Moreover, leaves of the board staff had been canceled, he said adding, that all arrangements had also been completed by the management of Cantonment General Hospital to provide medical assistance to the mourners.
