Summary MA Jinnah Road sealed by placing containers on it, central procession to start from Nishter Park
KARACHI: (Dunya News) – Central 8 Muharram procession will start at 2 p.m from Nishter Park. Tight security arrangements have been done in Karachi for the day. The procession will start from Nishter Park and end at Hussainia Iranian. MA Jinnah Road has been sealed by placing containers on all the entrance and exit routes.
After Majlis at Nishter Park, the procession, under Anjuman Saadaat Amroah, will go to Imam Bargaah Shah Khurasaan and then pass through Chorangi, MA Jinnah Road, Sea Breeze, Saddar, Regal, Radio Pakistan, Jamia Cloth, Bolton Market to end at Hussainia Iranian.
MA Jinnah Road has been blocked for traffic and all the shops on the road have also been sealed. More than 20,000 police personnel have been deployed across the city. Sniper-shooters will be deployed on the important buildings of Karachi. Sniffer dogs and bomb disposal squad will inspect and give clearance to the routes before start of the procession. Response force, comprising of police and rangers, will be deployed in the sensitive areas of the city and routes of the procession. Procession will be monitored through 350 CCTV cameras from MC and police control room. Pillion riding has been banned considering the threat of terrorism.
