KARACHI: Around 16,150 police personnel are to be deployed on the eve of Eidul Azha in Karachi – Sindh police’s spokesperson said on Sunday.
According to the spokesman, 16,150 police personnel and officers will perform their duties for the security of 3,143 mosques, 207 Imam Bargahs, 439 Eidgahs and other worship places.
The police will also be deployed on 794 places where the hides of the sacrificial animals will be gathered. He said that 418 mobiles and 202 motorcyclists and the personnel of special branch and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) will assist the police for the implementation of the plan.
Sindh Police Inspector General AD Khowaja issued the directives to make a contingency security plan for Eidul Azha – including the implementation of section 144 regarding the collection of sacrificial animals’ hides and also ordered fool-proof security measures for worship-places to secure the lives of the citizens, the spokesperson said.
He directed all the concerned security heads to form special teams to be deployed near mosques and other places of worship for the safety of citizens and to ensure proper patrolling near worshipping places and other sensitive areas.
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