Daily Times

Dadu district police established watchtowers in the border areas of Sindh and Balochistan along with Dadu in the western part of the district along with Kheer Thar mountain range on Saturday due to precautionary measures against the spreading of coronavirus.

Local sources of tribal areas of western part of Dadu district informed that local police sealed mountains areas connected with Sindh-Balochistan due to precautionary measures of coronavirus.

Reliable sources said that Police deployment was increased at various parts of Kheer Thar Range Mountains like Karo Jabal, Gorakh Hills station and Sado Bado Jabal located very close to Sindh-Balochstan border. Sources of local people informed that the people were entering into various parts of Dadu without getting medical checkup at government hospitals through this route of mountains after pilgrimage from Iran.

Sources said that it was strict checking on out siders while local people are allowed to visit but in groups.

The Polish, Chines, ENI, OPPL oil and gas multinational companies working in Dadu district at mountains areas also have lock down. The local feudal are also asked to keep watch on such peoples roaming or entry in area and informed to administration if any one suspicious pilgrimage of Iran was crossing the border.

Likewise, In Dadu city, PPP MNA Dadu Sardar Rafiq Ahmed Jamali and DC Dadu, Raja Shahzaman Khuhro visited the various parts of Dadu city and requested the business community to shut their business, shopping centers and shops for two days more due to avoiding the meeting of people in crowed owing to spread of corona Virus.

Meanwhile, Police teams through loudspeakers announced to shut the shops and shopping centers in Dadu city on Saturday. The shops, bazaars, shopping centers, all bazaars, and public gathering places were closed completely in Dadu, KN Shah, Mehar, Johi towns of Dadu district. This step was taken due to spread of corona Virus diseases as precautionary measures.

Dadu SSP Dr Farrukh Raza Malik patrolled in all parts of city of Dadu and ordered local police to shut the city and arrest the shopkeepers for not closing the shops and shopkeepers despite of announcement of Sindh government for closing the shopkeepers and shops.

At least 35 shopkeepers and owners of Shopping centers were arrested in Dadu, KN Shah, Mehar towns for violating the section 144 CRPC and 188 PPC and FIRs were registered against them.

Heavy contingent of police led by SHO Dadu town, Shafi Mohammad Golo, DSP Dadu town , Nazar Mohammad Khoso visited station road, Shahi Bazar, new chowk, Katchery road, jewllers, Rai and cloths bazaars, arrested 20 shopkeepers due to opening the shops and shopping centers. Dadu town Police registered 20 separate FIRs against the shopkeepers under section 144 CRPC and 188 PPC.

Meanwhile, Assistant Commissioner Dadu, Mohammad Ali Baloch, Mukhtiarkar Dadu, Abdul Hameed Khokhar also paid surprise visits in vegetable, fruit and fish markets, fined 25 thousands rupees on 10 fruit, vegetable and fish sellers for selling these items on high charges.

In KN Shah, police teams led by SHO KN Shah, Ali Akbar Channa and DSP Noor Mohammad Sohryani, visited different parts of city and arrested five shop keepers for opening the shops despite of announcement of the government for closing the shops and shopping centers.

While, IN Mehar town police parties, led SHO Mehar town Noor Mustafa Pathan and DSP Saeed Ahed Rind conducted raids at different places and arrested 10 shop keepers for opening the shops. Police shut the Mehar town. Police staff was deployed at different places in Mehar town.