Eid Milad-un-Nabi is being observed in Rawalpindi with devotion as committees finalize preparations, alongside strict security measures for the main procession.
More than 6,000 police officers and personnel will be deployed across Rawalpindi to ensure the secruity of processions. At the entry points of processions, walk-through gates will be installed, and participants will only be allowed entry after body searches.
Secruity arrangments have been provided for the main procession and the other 105 processions taking place in Rawalpindi. Police mobiles, Elite Force special teams, Dolphin Force, and Muhafiz Force are carrying out patrol and secruity duties in their respective areas.
The main procession will pass through Banni Chowk, Circular Road, Waris Khan, Murree Road, Committee Chowk, Iqbal Road, Bohar Bazaar, Fawara Chowk, Raja Bazaar, and Ding Khoi Chowk, before concluding at Jamia Masjid Road. Streets, roads, and alleys along the procession route will be sealed for security.
For effective traffic management, more than 530 traffic officers have been assigned duties. Over 2,400 officers and personnel are specifically deployed for the main procession.
CPO Syed Khalid Hamdani has stated that participants will only be allowed entry through designated entry points. The processions are being monitored through Safe City cameras and other surveillance systems. Snipers have been deployed on rooftops as a security measure.
