Volunteers and rsecurity officials investigate the Peshawar cinema after the attack. PHOTO: AFP
Cinema houses have previously come under deadly attack in Peshawar, with the recent assault claiming 13 lives.
The security forces have chalked out a new safety plan to ensure that those going to cinemas in the city remain out of danger.
As per the plan, closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be put up outside all the cinemas and more security guards deployed in the area. The plan also restricts anyone less than 18 years of age from entering a cinema.
Cinemagoers will also be asked to bring along their computerised national identity cards (NICs) and their entry into the cinema will be documented for future reference.
No cinema hall will be allowed to have multiple entry and exit points according to the new plan and those entering the cinema will be thoroughly checked at the entrance.
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The Provincial Government should introduce prohibition of alcohal and ban Cinemas showing films which do not conform to the cultural norms of the people. Any action which tends to feed extremism must be undertaken. If the USA can introduce prohibition in the bible land why can't KPK?
Rex Minor
They should show only xx not hardcore. For hardcore need to have private connection like mr justice
Great ! shut them down permanently for good. Rather open up new ones at decent locations with decent facilities showing good quality movies with family and bachelor ate shows. No disrespect to the dead, but currently the crap they are showing (google some pashto movies) and the crappy desperate people watching them while spitting naswar time and again are worth bombing anyway !
@justice: So Mr " justice " thinks its justifiable to blow up theater if it is showing something that he maybe seeing online .. What Islamic style ? If not then your comment is non-sense and irrelevant.
Zia ul Haq will be pleased.
its strange to see this that no media outlet is revealing missing truth that hardcore porn is shown in this hall of incident.
Mr. Mayor of Islamabad - Why not shut down the entire country?
Did u even read the news or too eager for Imran Bashing..
Mubarek Ho,, Sharia of Molvi Burqa enforced now in Peshawer, in near future in other cities of KPK too.
New Shrifs Pakistan, only for Men.,women stay at home no tv no cinama and no internet. Blay blay
Shutdown the whole city! Evacuate every one since you cannot protect them. Shameless cowards.
Naya KPK is buildng slowly and gradually. No matter what pmln says. PTI all the way.
Next thing police will do is close our schools, mosques, immambargahs etc
Wow. So seems like the terrorists have won. Freedom taken from the citizens again. What kind of ridiculous response from the KP govt. So let's just ban everything that the right wing does not want practiced instead of standing up against violence