Dera Ghazi Khan and Muzaffargarh Step Up Security for Muharram

Overview

• Divisional leaders in Dera Ghazi Khan held a peace committee meeting that reviewed Muharram security and secured commitments from senior religious scholars to follow an agreed code of conduct.
• The regional police chief urged preachers to avoid provocative speeches, ordered strict adherence to procession routes and timings, and directed peace committee members to accompany processions in sensitive areas.
• Muzaffargarh’s district police announced an aggressive crackdown on hardcore criminals, habitual and proclaimed offenders, and drug dealers as part of district policing priorities.
• Police in Muzaffargarh have issued advisories, begun implementing a coordinated Muharram security plan, and will closely monitor police‑station performance with zero tolerance for crimes against women and children.
• Officials say the combined approach of clerical cooperation and stepped‑up policing aims to keep public processions peaceful during Muharram, and may mean more visible checkpoints, patrols, and targeted arrests in the coming days.