ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police have issued security plan for Eidul Azha and special deployment will be made to guard worship places besides measures of effective patrolling in the various areas of the city.
According to the security plan, police said that 3000 policemen would perform security duties during Eid days and guard religious gatherings at open places, mosques and Imambargahs. Police officials have been assigned security duties at 824 places including 796 mosques, 21 Imambargahs and 7 open places. Special security arrangements had been made for Faisal Masque. Special police pickets would be erected around the Faisal Masque.
The bomb disposal squad would conduct checking of various areas and parking will not be allowed near worship places or congregations. Beat systems have been introduced for security at main shopping centers, markets and additional deployment of policemen would be ensured for security. The contingents of mobile reserve police would be part of security measures at important shopping centers including Super Jinnah, Super market, F-10 and Aabpara markets.
Policemen have been assigned duties at bus stands, graveyards and railway stations along with metro stations. The policemen would patrol in the various sectors and contingents of Pakistan Rangers and police commandoes will assist police in these security duties. Special directions had been issued to Islamabad police to remain on high alert.
In this regard all wings of Islamabad police will coordinate with each other and will share information. Special patrolling plan has also been chalked out for which 100 police vehicles have been deployed for patrolling which will remain high alert to tackle any untoward incident.
Keeping in view the rush of visitors at public places, security measures have also been taken at Shakarparian, Daman-e- Koh, Yasmin Garden, Manal, Lake View Park, Chattar Park and Centauras. The mobile patrols and squads remained present at prominent points during Eid congregations. The patrolling vehicles/eagles and the officials deployed at Masajid/Imambargahs and other placed of worship will take notice of the beggars hovering around these places and shift them to concerned Police Station in patrolling vehicle.
As a part of security measures, police pickets were erected at all important entry and exit points for checking of vehicles. Policemen would also patrol in the various sectors and police in charges of circles would ensure proper security during the Eid holidays at various locations.
