The Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Nasir Khan Durrani has directed police high ups to ensure live electronic monitoring of all processions and adopt three tiers checking for entry into every Imam Bargah and procession.
These directives were issued to the police high ups after a detailed briefing on security plan for Muharram 2015 at CPO Peshawar today. 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 DI Khan, Bannu, Hazara and Mardan attended the meeting.
On this occasion the IGP was informed that a total of 429 small and big processions 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 the 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. 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 will 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 further directed to carry out checking at macro level and check each and every thing , make video recording of all mourning processions, strictly discourage provocative speeches and hatred literature.
Participants were directed to brief the jawan in detail about their duties and motivate them to perform its duty in excellent and professional manner and those not wearing bullet proof jackets and helmets should be dismissed from service instantly and deploy women police for checking of women mourners.
They were also directed to call all the volunteers, get their cell numbers and brief them about their nature of duty. Police high ups were informed to hold meeting with all other concerned civil departments one day before and ensure their part of job done for Muharram.
The participants were directed to ban standing on roof tops of the houses on processions routes. They ware also directed that particulars of all tenants falling on the procession route and in close proximity of route and Imam Bargahs must be checked and particulars verified, name of the tenants to be recorded and placed in the police station record.
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.
Extra precautions to be taken for Muharram in KP
PESHAWAR
STAFF REPORT
The Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Nasir Khan Durrani has directed police high ups to ensure live electronic monitoring of all processions and adopt three tiers checking for entry into every Imam Bargah and procession.
These directives were issued to the police high ups after a detailed briefing on security plan for Muharram 2015 at CPO Peshawar today. 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 DI Khan, Bannu, Hazara and Mardan attended the meeting.
On this occasion the IGP was informed that a total of 429 small and big processions 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 the 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. 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 will 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 further directed to carry out checking at macro level and check each and every thing , make video recording of all mourning processions, strictly discourage provocative speeches and hatred literature.
Participants were directed to brief the jawan in detail about their duties and motivate them to perform its duty in excellent and professional manner and those not wearing bullet proof jackets and helmets should be dismissed from service instantly and deploy women police for checking of women mourners.
They were also directed to call all the volunteers, get their cell numbers and brief them about their nature of duty. Police high ups were informed to hold meeting with all other concerned civil departments one day before and ensure their part of job done for Muharram.
The participants were directed to ban standing on roof tops of the houses on processions routes. They ware also directed that particulars of all tenants falling on the procession route and in close proximity of route and Imam Bargahs must be checked and particulars verified, name of the tenants to be recorded and placed in the police station record.
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.