Daily Times

Commissioner Lahore Division and administrator MCL, Zulfiqar Ahmed Ghumman, said that more than 8 thousand police security personnel and more than 12 hundreds municipal staff of MCL would perform duties for city’s main Muharram procession of Ashura, 10th Muharram. He said that all arrangements had been satisfactory during Muharram and 10 Muharram arrangements were completely reveiwed. He said Covid-19 preventive measures, awareness boards had been produced along the route of main procession which would commence on the night of 9th Muharram from Nisar Heveli and will be ended on evening of 10 Muharram at Karbala Gamay Shah, Lahore.

He further added, that Army and Rangers had also been deployed. He told that administration and management of procession would get completed the procession within time. He expressed that whole procession would be monitored by provincial control room, Punjab Safe City and District level. More than 9 hundred rescuers from Rescue 1122 were deputed for the procession.

Commissioner Lahore Division, Zulfiqar Ahmed Ghumman, also visited main procession route in Sheikhupra, paid a visit of Sheikupura Panah Gah and DHQ hospital. He checked the arrangements in DHQ hospital for procession. He said that arrangements in Panah Gah for needy persons must be on standards set by Government. DC Sheikhupura Asghar Joya and DPO SKP also accompanied him during his visit of Sheikhupura.