Waheed Mahmood
9th-10th Moharram
KARACHI: After Sindh Police’s warning, now Pakistan Rangers Sindh also has expressed the fear of possible terrorist activity including suicide or car bomb blast that may happen on 9 and 10 Muharram. These reservations were expressed by Brigadier Wasim Aftab while briefing the media in Ranger’s Headquarter Sindh on Tuesday.
Citizens would have to face constraints of security but it is requested from the citizen to remain calm in these circumstances and immediately report to security agencies upon any kind of uncertainty.
He warned that any sort of terrorist activity may happen such as suicide attack, car bomb blast or firing incidents.
He informed that 4500 Ranger jawans are on 24-hour duty whereas 309 mobile vans and similar strength of motorcyclists will look after the security situation during Ashura.
He said that Rangers along with police will setup the joint control room near Numaish Chorangi for the surveillance of Nishtar park security.
He revealed as per the intelligence reports, 194 Imambargahs and 112 mosques have been declared sensitive, out of which 67 Imambargahs have been declared as highly sensitive.
He said that on 8th, 9th and 10th Muharram, all the capillary routes of main Ashura procession will be sealed in order to ensure foolproof security measures and to avert the entrance to unconcerned people, miscreants, or terrorists in the procession.
He further said that survey of all the residential and other buildings has been completed which fall in the procession routes and in this regard, residents may have to face troubles but we appeal them to be tolerant in circumstances and cooperate with law and order agencies. -Online
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