Capital police ramped up security to shield processions

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have ramped up security in the district to shield the processions as well as to maintain law and order during the sacred month of Muharram Ul Haram, informed a police Public Relation Officer on Saturday.Security has been put on high alert following orders of IG Islamabad, he said.Entry and exit routes for the processions have been allocated. Participants will not be allowed to enter the processions except at the designated entry points.Aerial surveillance of the processions will also be done with Safe City cameras.According to details, security on high alert throughout the district during Muharram in the federal capital, locals and non-locals will be allowed to enter the processions and congregations from the designated entry points after being checked with metal detectors. Apart from the traditional majlis and processions, no assembly or procession will be allowed, 03-tier security will be provided to the processions and majlis, all the processions will also be monitored by Safe City cameras. During recession no one is allowed to go on the roof, There should be no presence of any suspicious vehicle or person around the procession. All the roads and streets coming in the way of the procession will be closed. Special checking of the procession route will be done before the procession starts. Clear the route for bomb disposal. Similarly, video recording of all meetings and processions should be done. Such scholars whose entry has been banned in Islamabad should be closely monitored.Apart from the traditional majlis and processions, no majlis or processions will be allowed. Volunteers will also perform duty along with the police. There should not be wall chalking in any area. Ensure punctuality in the beginning and end of the majlis and processions. It should be made, during the processions and assemblies, to keep full contact with the members of the Peace Committee, there should never be any suspicious vehicle or person around the procession. Before the start of the procession, special checking of the route of the procession will be done and the route of the procession will be cleared for bomb disposal.Locals and non-locals will be allowed to enter the procession and Majlis from the designated entry points after thorough search. -NNI