Police beef up security at churches

The district police beefed up security at churches in Bahawalpur city and all tehsils of the district.

According to a spokesman for Bahawalpur police on Sunday, the District Police Officer (DPO), Syed Muhammad Abbas, ordered foolproof security for churches and an adequate number of police personnel were deployed at churches on Sunday across the district.

The spokesman added that the district police of Bahawalpur would continue their role in the provision of security to citizens, further affirming that no compromise would be made in the implementation of a security plan across the district.

Meanwhile, the district police arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered narcotics from their possession on Sunday.

A spokesman for the Bahawalpur police said that acting on a tip-off, a police team from the Civil Lines Police Station raided an alleged den and took two alleged drug pushers into custody.

The raiding police team recovered 2.2 kilograms of heroin, 2.1 kilograms of hashish and 15 grams of ice from their possession.

Civil Lines police registered a case against the suspects and a further probe was in process.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 11^th, 2023.