Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar on Sunday directed the provincial police department to immediately formulate and submit for review a comprehensive, foolproof and extraordinary Ramazan contingency plan to ensure the maintenance of law and order across the province, and to safeguard the lives and properties of citizens during the holy month.
Lanjar ordered that in view of the sanctity of Ramazan, security be placed on high alert in all districts of the province, and adequate and effective police deployment be ensured at mosques, imambargahs, shrines, dargahs and open spaces for Taraweeh prayers so that worshippers may perform their religious obligations without fear.
He also ordered that during sehri and iftar hours, additional police mobiles, motorbike squads and foot patrols be deployed at markets, shopping areas, commercial centres and other crowded locations to effectively prevent street crime and other criminal activities.
He also ordered that checking and patrolling be further strengthened and organised at key highways, entry and exit points, and sensitive locations. He stressed accelerating search and combing operations based on intelligence reports, and maintaining strict vigilance over suspicious elements and criminal groups.
He also ordered a special crackdown to curb incidents of street crime, robbery and theft, making it clear that strict and impartial action would be taken in accordance with the law against criminal elements and organised gangs.
He also stressed the need to modernise the security framework through effective CCTV camera monitoring, the use of modern technology and proactive field patrolling. The traffic police have been instructed to ensure smooth traffic flow during iftar hours, facilitate citizens and make special arrangements to handle any emergency situation.
