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Punjab Rolls Out Three-Tier Eid Security Plan With Single-Entry Screening

Police begin implementing provincewide measures ahead of expected Eid prayers on March 20 or 21.

Overview

  • Walk-through gates, CCTV and metal detectors will screen worshippers at designated single entry points to major prayer venues.
  • Additional police, including lady officers, will staff special pickets with protective gear at sensitive locations across the province.
  • Special Branch and Bomb Disposal Squads have been tasked with pre-prayer sweeps and intelligence-led combing operations near mosques, imambargahs and busy public places.
  • Rescue 1122, Civil Defence and the Health Department are on high alert as district control rooms link to the Home Department’s central monitoring center for coordinated response.
  • Authorities ordered traffic plans with parking at safe distances and check posts at inter-city and inter-provincial gateways, along with enforcement of bans on public display of firearms, hate speech and loudspeaker misuse while monitoring proscribed groups and Fourth Schedule individuals.