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  • Youm-e-Ali(AS): Security High Alert Across Country

    Security High Alert Across Country File photo Security High Alert Across Country

    The stringent security arrangements have been made across the country including Karachi, Lahore, Multan and other cities on Youm-e-Ali to avoid any untoward incident.

    Lahore :

    Seven thousands additional police personnel will be deployed on the routes of the Youm-e-Ali(AS) rallies, while special commandos and snipers will be deployed on important buildings. To make fool proof arrangements security forces have already been started search operation various parts of the city.

    Participants of the main rally will be searched on four points as they will must use walk through gates before entering the rally. To maintain the flow of traffic one thousands traffic wardens including ladies police will be deployed on the route.

    Multan:

    The city police have made fool proof security plan in which 2078 police personnel will pay their duties during the rallies. Police said that national volunteers will also take part with police in security ofYoum-e-Ali(AS)  rallies.
    CCPO Multan Ahsan Younas said that additional police contingency will also deployed on sensitive places during the 12 rallies will hold in the cities. “Two of them termed most sensitive while 10 put in B category.

    Karachi:

    Sindh government has issued notification pertaining to pillion riding ban in Hyderabad and Karachi on the occasion on Youm-e-Ali(AS) .

    The ban will commence on Friday at midnight and will continue till the next day.

    Earlier, Sindh police had requested the provincial government to impose ban on pillion riding and mobile phone service in the province to maintain law and order situation on the occasion on Youm-e-Ali(AS) .

    However, the pillion riding ban will not be applicable to “women, children below the age of 12 years, senior citizens, journalists, personnel of law enforcement agencies/ security agencies in uniform and employees of the essential services.”

    Another similar notification issued by the provincial government banned the use of “heli-cams” by media outlets for video recording the processions to avoid “any untoward incident.”

    Notification issued by Sindh Government banning the use of Heli-cams to record Youm-e-Ali(AS) processions.

    Moreover, cellular services are also expected to be suspended in the city in light of Youm-e-Ali(AS) .In a letter to the government, police have said that there are credible reports of terrorist attacks in the major cities on the

    occasion of Youm-e-Ali(AS)  and asked the provincial government to impose ban on pillion riding and mobile phone service for one day.

    It is likely that the mobile phone services will also be suspended in the cities.

    IG police said that the Sindh Government has been informed the decision regarding ban on pillion riding and closure of cell phone service.

    The strict security arrangement have also made in Rohri, Khairpur, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Quetta and some other big cities.

    Youm-e-Ali(AS) is observed on 21st of Ramazan every year to mark the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (RA).