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Tens of Thousands of Security Personnel Deployed for Eid as Governments Tighten Rules

Officials say the stepped-up measures are meant to deter attacks, manage sacrificial waste, prevent inflammatory social‑media posts

Overview

  • Police in Punjab finalised a deployment of more than 45,000 officers with metal detectors, walkthrough gates and over 15,000 CCTV cameras to secure thousands of mosques, imambargahs and open prayer sites.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approved a plan to deploy over 50,000 personnel and will use checkpoints, rooftop posts and control rooms to protect worshippers and key infrastructure.
  • Provincial governments in Punjab and Balochistan have banned collection of sacrificial hides by proscribed organisations and ordered strict enforcement of rules that limit public or open‑air sacrifice.
  • Municipal and emergency services cancelled staff leave, prepositioned ambulances and rescue teams, and planned around‑the‑clock waste collection and disinfecting at cattle markets and sacrifice sites.
  • Police and civic bodies increased outreach with religious leaders and stepped up cyber and Safe City monitoring to curb provocative content after a recent deadly blast in Quetta that sharpened threat assessments.