The police department will be deploying 5,018 personnel to provide security to mourners during majalis and processions across Karachi, the final security plan revealed on Wednesday.
According to The News, 15,971 Majalis will be held across Sindh while 6,288 minor and 717 major processions will be organised in different parts of the province. Pillion riding will be banned in the city between 8th and 10th Muharram, furthermore, mobile signals are likely to be disrupted along the procession route as well as its surrounding areas.
According to the security plan, 20 senior police officers and 53 deputy superintendents of police will oversee the security duties while 832 non-gazetted officers, 4,000 head constables and 113 policewomen will be stationed along the routes of processions and at the venues of congregations.
Like every other year, the roads leading towards the central processions on MA Jinnah Road will be sealed with containers and other barricades on the 9th and 10th Muharram. Participants of the procession will enter by way of walk-through gates to be installed for securing the central processions.
