Police finalize foolproof security arrangements for chehlum

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi District Police finalised foolproof security arrangements for Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA).

According to a police spokesman, the police on the directives of City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Syed Khalid Hamdani has finalised foolproof security arrangements for the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and the martyrs of Karbala.

More than 4,000 police personnel have been deployed for the security of the processions while 250 Traffic Wardens and City Traffic officers would also be on duty to regulate traffic on city roads.

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The police spokesman said that a control room has been set up in the office of the City Police Officer in Rawalpindi to ensure implementation of the security plan. He further informed that CCTV cameras have been installed to monitor the processions.

Three-layer security would be provided to the processions, and walk-through gates would be installed at the entry points of the processions, he said adding, the participants would be allowed to join the main procession after a full body search.

According to CPO, under the security arrangements, no one will be allowed to stand on the rooftops of commercial and residential buildings situated along the procession routes. Snipers will also be deployed for the security of the main procession, he said.

The CPO informed that streets, roads, diversion points and other routes along the main procession route would be sealed.

All available resources are being utilised to ensure foolproof security for Chehlum, the CPO added. – INP