The Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani has directed police high ups to ensure live electronic monitoring of all processions and adopt three tier checking for entry into every Imambargah and procession.
These directives were issued to the police high ups after taking a detailed briefing on security plan for Muharram 2015 at CPO Peshawar on Monday.
All concerned DPOs briefed the police chief with the help of Google maps and charts about the security plan for Muharram in their respective districts. Additional IGPs Special Branch Operations and Investigation, DIG CTD, CCPO and RPOs DIKhan, Bannu, Hazara and Mardan attended the meeting.
On this occasion the IGP was informed that a total of 429 small and big procession will be taken out while 940 Majalis will be held. During the briefing 129 Trouble Spots were identified in the routes of the procession to be taken out from different parts of the province and Peshawar, Hazara, Kohat and DI Khan were declared most sensitive districts for Muharram.
The police chief pointed out that police will perform its duty as a front line force and no loopholes will be allowed in the security arrangements and directed the participants to take effective and fool proof security measures for sectarian harmony and religious brotherhood during Muharram. The IGP informed that for the first time in the history of the province live electronic monitoring will be carried out of all processions for which software has been prepared and installed in all districts of the province. The IGP directed the officers to supervise the procession through Android System in their districts. It was also directed on the occasion that the route and the venue must be cleared by a joint composite team of all concerned departments, no eatable or drinks in form of nazar and niaz be allowed to be distributed without strict checking and proper lighting arrangement should be made in and around the venue of majalis.
The IGP categorically made it clear that no innovative methods with respect of processions and routes will be allowed and directed the DPOs to instantly register FIR against the violators. The DIGs and DPOs were further directed to review the security arrangements themselves by visiting the spot in uniform and organize snap checking across the districts with special emphasis on motorcycles with fake number plates and without number plates. They were also directed for hot spot policing and deployment on hill tops and roof tops in sensitive areas and plugging of all streets leading to Imam Bargah and procession and carrying out routes sweeping of all the precessions.
The police chief made it clear that security arrangements adopted for Muharram will be checked through special Branch and in case of any lapses concerned DPOs will be held responsible for it.
Earlier, the IGP was briefed about the security plan adopted for peaceful observance of Muharram in different districts of the province i.e. Peshawar, Kohat, Hangu, DIKhan, Bannu and Haripur. The IGP was informed that Peshawar has 67 Imam Bargahs where total of 121 small and big precessions will be taken out on different days of Muharram. Similarly DIKhan has 66 thalles (Imam Bargahs) and 174 precessions will be taken out from it. DPO Kohat and DPO Hangu informed that this time in Kohat especially in Hangu Muharram will be tough and challenging however all possible measures are being taken to make this tough job easier. He further informed that briefing and motivation to the level of constable are being carried out. DIG Hazara and DPO Bannu also spelled out the Muharram security plan being carried out in their respective areas.
