Lahore police steps up security of worship places

Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit, remain alert at all the sensitive mosques and imambargahs

LAHORE: The police stepped up its security efforts across the provincial capital on Friday.

Security at mosques and other religious places, including imambargahs, was tightened on the eve of Friday prayers.

DIG Operations Lahore Ashfaq Khan issued directions to all the divisional SPs, DSPs and SHOs to ensure foolproof security arrangements. All SPs, DSPs and subordinate officers personally reviewed and ensured tight security arrangements at all these religious places.

Police officers and officials, along with members of the Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit, remained alert at all the sensitive mosques and imambargahs.

Police checked all the vehicles and suspicious persons at entry/exit points of the city.

On the orders of Lahore DIG Operations Ashfaq Khan, operations were conducted around sensitive areas of the city as well as the Chinese Consulate Lahore and important offices.

Heavy contingents of the Dolphin Squad, PRU, Elite force, security agencies and Lahore Police participated in the search operations.

Lahore Police checked all suspicious persons in various parts of the city with the help of biometric and android devices.

According to the Lahore Police spokesperson, the ongoing search operations were to create a sense of security among citizens and maintain law and order in the provincial capital.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 29^th, 2019.