Security measures: Ban on pillion riding in DI Khan
On Muharram 10, 1,000 Frontier Corps and police personnel will be called from other districts for patrolling.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN:
DI Khan DPO Sohail Khalid placed a ban on pillion riding in the district on Friday. It is expected that on Muharram 7, 9 and 10 there will be a complete ban on riding motorcycles. The measures are taken to ensure that there are no law and order problems in the area during Muharram. On Muharram 10, 1,000 Frontier Corps and police personnel will be called from other districts for patrolling. The area will also be cordoned off. The district is one of the most sensitive districts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during the holy month.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 17th, 2012.
DI Khan DPO Sohail Khalid placed a ban on pillion riding in the district on Friday. It is expected that on Muharram 7, 9 and 10 there will be a complete ban on riding motorcycles. The measures are taken to ensure that there are no law and order problems in the area during Muharram. On Muharram 10, 1,000 Frontier Corps and police personnel will be called from other districts for patrolling. The area will also be cordoned off. The district is one of the most sensitive districts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during the holy month.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 17th, 2012.