LAHORE: Over 47,000 police personnel shall be deployed throughout Punjab throughout the Eidul Fitr holidays to make sure safety, provincial police mentioned on Sunday.
Eidul Fitr, marking the tip of Ramadan, is predicted to happen on Monday, topic to the moon sighting.
The three-day vacation is widely known with massive gatherings, and whereas assaults throughout Eid are uncommon, latest months have seen an increase in militant violence in Pakistan’s western provinces, notably alongside the Afghanistan border.
“Greater than 47,000 officers and personnel shall be deployed for over 29,000 Eid gatherings throughout the province,” Punjab Police mentioned on social media platform X. “Mosques, imambargahs, markets, and vital areas shall be repeatedly monitored by CCTV cameras.”
As well as, over 21,000 officers, together with ladies, shall be stationed at markets and key areas on the eve of Eid.
Punjab police added that regional and district law enforcement officials would oversee safety operations all through the vacation, and strict motion can be taken towards these harassing ladies or households. “One-wheeling, aerial firing, hooliganism, and kite flying are prohibited,” they warned.
Within the capital, Islamabad Police will deploy greater than 3,500 personnel to safe town, with over 500 visitors officers assigned to make sure easy circulate throughout the festivities.