Pakistan: Security for Imam Hussain’s (AS) Chehlum finalised

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - According to a press note issued from the office of IGP Islamabad, around 2,000 personnel of Islamabad police including Rangers and personnel of other law enforcement agencies will perform patrolling and security duties on this occasion and all procession will be completely cordoned off through heavy deployment. The main procession will start from Imambargah Asnae-Ashri in sector G-6/2 and will culminate at the same place after passing through various routes. Following the directions of Inspector General of Police Islamabad Bani Amin Khan and Senior Superintendent of Islamabad Police Yaseen Farooq, all SPs, SDPOs, SHOs and other police officials will visit the routes of procession and ensure effective coordination among the security personnel performing duties. Police officials will guide the cops and boost their morale in accomplishing duties in a responsible manner. The police officers including SPs will visit various police posts lying in the route of procession, check security duties and brief cops as how to ensure effective security. The route area has been divided into three sectors and officer of SP rank will supervise each sector. These sectors are further divided into sub-sectors and police official of ASP/DSP rank will be in-charge of it. In these sub-sectors, there will be separate in-charges for rooftop duty and police pickets while personnel of Special Branch, CID and Islamabad Traffic Police will also perform duties. Close liaison will be maintained with organizers of procession. Cooperation of organizers will be ensured with the police and law enforcing officials. Special arrangements will be made for checking of `burqa-clad’ women participants in a prestigious way and metal detectors will be used for checking of participants. IGP Islamabad Bani Amin Khan has said Islamabad police will come up to expectations of people for complete security to them.End item/ 149