Interior minister instructs IGP to ensure smooth flow of traffic on Muharram 10

Author: NNI

Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Thursday visited the control room of the Safe City Project and reviewed security arrangements made in connection with Muharram.

On the occasion, Inspector General of Police Islamabad Jan Muhammad briefed the minister about the foolproof security arrangements that have been made to ensure a peaceful passage of Ashura.

The IGP informed the minister that in the federal capital, 2,586 policemen, Rangers and Frontier Constabulary men have been deployed to ensure security for 17 processions.

The minister directed that the working of Safe City Project should be further improved with induction of more technical staff.

“No one is above the law,” Interior Minister Shehryar Khan Afridi said and directed the IGP to take steps to improve traffic system of Islamabad. The minister also inspected the processions through monitoring system installed in the control room.

Published in Daily Times, September 21st 2018.

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