KARACHI: Sindh police on Monday finalised the security plan for Eid-ul-Azha in which it was announced that as many as 45,046 police personnel would be deployed across the province.
The police personnel will be stationed at all the main Eid congregation places, mosques, Imambargahs, shopping centres, bazaars, markets, parks, the seaside, important government and private buildings, offices, airport, railway stations and bus stands.
The police personnel are in addition to police commandos who have been deployed at sensitive areas in the city. Moreover, Rangers and Sindh Special Branch would closely be coordinating the security measures.
A Sindh police spokesman said that the contingency plan was presented to the Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Amjad Javed Saleemi. While issuing directives the police chief said the process of the clearance and sweeping should be done before the Eid-ul-Azha prayers at all the main Eid congregation places, mosques and Imambargahs.
IGP also directed the police officials to ensure strict implementation on section 144 during the celebrations of Eid.
According to a report prepared by the police, a total number of 18609 police officers and jawans would perform security duty for Karachi.
While, a total of 26437 police officials and personnel will perform security duty in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Larkana and Sukkur.
The IGP directed that police personnel in plain clothes be also deployed for security duty at public places as well as the places of worship, adding that patrolling, picketing and the process of reconnaissance should be strengthened. Proactive policing and intelligence sharing and collection should also be ensured.
Police officials concerned have also been asked to ensure coordination with the stakeholders to keep peace and harmony during Eid days while the police would be deployed at all public places and relevant SHOs would be responsible to maintain peace in their respective jurisdictions.