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Punjab Activates High‑Tech Muharram Security Network as Isolated Ormara IED Kills One

The province put live digital control rooms and tens of thousands of police and volunteers on full duty to protect large religious gatherings while a separate motorcycle‑mounted IED in Ormara underlines lingering threat.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz personally inspected the Provincial Intelligence Center and ordered activation of an integrated monitoring system that uses CCTV, LTE links, QR panic buttons and a dedicated cyber‑patrolling wing.
  • Inspector General Abdul Kareem ordered high alert, enforcement of Section 144 and directed senior officers to inspect procession routes and ensure strict compliance with SOPs.
  • Punjab deployed large field forces, special units and more than 60,000 personnel to secure thousands of majalis and processions, backed by volunteers, walk‑through gates, metal detectors and snipers at vantage points.
  • Lahore traffic authorities put detailed diversion and temporary closure plans in place with alternate routes and guarantees to keep emergency lanes clear to allow processions to move safely.
  • Police and provincial control rooms provided 24/7 live supervision on June 25, yet Ormara police confirmed a motorcycle‑mounted IED exploded there, killing one person and showing isolated attacks can still occur despite heightened measures.