Pillion riding banned on Chehlum.

KARACHI -- As many as 5,313 policemen would perform security duty during Chehlum of Imam Husain on Sunday (today), police said.

A security plan has been finalised under which 18 superintendents of police and 43 deputy superintendents of police would be deployed at different points in the city for security.

Walkthrough gates have been installed at six entry points of the main Chehlum procession.

The monitoring of the procession would be done through CCTV cameras.

City police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon stated that mobile phone service would remain partially suspended on Sunday, particularly along the routes of the main procession.

Pillion riding ban

The Sindh home department has imposed a ban on pillion riding in Karachi and other parts of Sindh on the day of Chehlum, according to a notification issued by Home Secretary Abdul Kabir Kazi.

Apart from the ban on pillion riding, the provincial government has also imposed a ban on carrying/displaying arms/firearms, lathis, hatches, explosive material/crackers, political/religious slogans and posters, playing/possessing of audio, videos containing provocative speeches...

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