LAHORE – The Lahore Police chief on Wednesday introduced complete safety preparations for 3,868 Majalis and 458 mourning processions throughout Muharram-ul-Haram within the provincial capital. CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana whereas addressing a press convention at Police Traces Qila Gujjar Singh unveiled the safety plan. Senior law enforcement officials together with DIG (Investigation) Zeeshan Raza, DIG (Operations) Faisal Kamran, SSP (Investigation) Muhammad Naveed, SSP (Operations) Tauqeer Muhammad Naim and SP (Headquarters) Munazza Karamat have been additionally current on this event.
The CCPO added that 457 A-category, 2,610 B-category and 801 C-category Majalis can be held throughout Lahore. Equally, 104 A-category, 308 B-category and 46 C-category processions can be taken out. Finest safety preparations have been made for 373 Imam Bargahs and 93 mosques within the metropolis, he mentioned. He additional said that greater than 100,000 safety duties can be carried out by Lahore Law enforcement officials and personnel on a rotational foundation to make sure peace and order throughout Muharram. 9 management rooms have additionally been established to constantly monitor the state of affairs, he talked about. For public comfort, an improved site visitors administration plan has been devised. Actual-time monitoring of processions and Majalis can even be ensured via the Punjab Secure Cities Authority and district administration management rooms working 24/7, he introduced.
Offering a safety and crime associated replace, the CCPO mentioned that severe crimes within the metropolis have decreased by 55 p.c in 2026 in comparison with final yr, whereas robberies have declined by 58 p.c. He added that property price over Rs8 billion, together with money and valuables, has been recovered and returned to residents since Jan 2023.
He additional famous that over 1.332 million pending case challans have been submitted to courts and greater than 100,000 proclaimed offenders have been arrested. The CCPO emphasised {that a} three-tier safety plan has been carried out for the safety of mourners, whereas QR code-based methods and panic buttons will additional strengthen safety measures. All area formations will stay on excessive alert and brushing operations will proceed. He additionally reiterated a zero-tolerance coverage relating to adherence to procession routes and timings and strict enforcement of the ban on loudspeakers.
