Foolproof security devised ahead of Christmas

All churches divided into three categories and police personnel including Elite Force commandos would be deployed

RAWALPINDI:

Rawalpindi District Police has devised a foolproof security plan according to which 3,200 police personnel will be deployed to avoid any untoward situation on the eve of Christmas.

Under the security plan, all churches have been divided into three categories and police personnel including Elite Force commandos would be deployed to ensure foolproof security in the garrison city.

According to a Police spokesman, no one would be allowed to park their vehicles near churches. Walk-through gates would be installed at the entrance of the churches and the incoming visitors would be checked through metal detectors. Best possible security arrangements would be ensured to avoid any untoward incident in the city, he claimed.

The security duty at public places including parks would be made more efficient, he said adding that security had also been tightened at the entry and exit points of the city and special checking was ordered for this special occasion. He said that the City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari had directed the SPs, DSPs and SHOs to ensure effective patrolling in their respective areas.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 24^th, 2022.