Federal Interior Minister A Rehman Malik on Sunday visited the Crisis Management Cell (CMC) in Islamabad and reviewed security arrangements made for Muharram all over the country. Chairing a high level meeting held here at CMC, the minister directed the concerned authorities to ensure foolproof security including aerial surveillance of mourning processions.
The minister has directed all Provincial Home Secretaries and Inspector Generals that no transport including bus, truck, tractor, car, rikshaw, taxi, van, pickup, motorcycle, cycle, animal, hand carts etc should be allowed to enter into 500 meters radius of the routes of processions and places of Majalis-e-Aza during Muharram-ul-Haraam.
He said that ministry of Interior and National Crises Management Cell (NCMC) will remain open 24 hours to monitor the law and order and security situation throughout the country. He also reviewed the system of coordination between center and provinces, set up in the Cell.