Security in place for Urs
Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sheikhupura Babur Sarfraz Alpa and District Police Officer (DPO) Kasur Tariq Aziz Sindhu visited Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah's shrine to attend the revered saint's 266th urs celebrations.
While reviewing security arrangements for the mausoleum and visitors, the DPO said that pilgrims would use the Tehsildar Chowk gate to enter the Darbar, while the Railway Road gate would be used for exit. Security arrangements will be monitored by 125 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in the Darbar.
The DPO said that 1,648 personnel were performing their duties in three shifts. The surroundings had been cordoned off to ensure the safety of visitors, he said, adding that the premises of the Darbar would be searched and swept with technical devices, while the surrounding areas would be searched by sniffer dogs.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2023.