Pillion-riding to be banned as Sindh govt finalises Muharram security plan
October 12, 2015
The decision was taken at a security meeting headed by Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to review law and order situation in the wake of the holy month of Muharram – likely to commence by the weekend.
The meeting was briefed that there was a threat of a likely backlash from banned sectarian outfits after the assassinations of Lashkar-e-Jahngvi head Malik Ishaq and Usman Kurd.
The meeting was also told that proscribed organisations were operating with changed names.
The chief minister urged the intelligence agencies to raise the bar as Muharram will coincide with upcoming local bodies elections in the province.
239 trouble points identified for Karachi
Meanwhile, the Sindh Police has finalised a security plan for the Sindh capital, identifying 239 sensitive locations vulnerable to clashes between two religious groups.
According to the plan, 61 Imambargahs have been declared highly sensitive amid 238 sensitive ones. Out of 2,028 sensitive mourning Majalis, 601 have been declared highly sensitive.
Three sermon gatherings during first ten days of Muharram have been declared highly sensitive and 70 such congregations sensitive; 22 mosques highly sensitive and 453 sensitive while out of 398 sensitive processions, 158 have been declared highly sensitive.
Out of 239 trouble points, 65 fall in the South, 144 in West and 30 in East ranges of the metropolis.
According to the plan, 17,558 police personnel will be deployed at the sensitive locations while 645 police mobile vehicles and 426 motorcycles are designated for patrolling the city.
