Security in the city, especially at mosques, imam-bargahs and other religious and public places, re-mained tightened on the second Juma (Friday) of the holy month of Ramazan.
Acting Capital City Police Officer DIG Investigation Shehzada Sultan had issued directions to the senior police officers including all divisional SPs to ensure foolproof security arrangements in the wake of present situation of the country.
Shehzada Sultan appealed to religious scholars to preach interfaith harmony, peace and tolerance in their Juma sermons.
More than 5,000 police officers and officials have been deputed to ensure security of religious places in the provincial capital, the CCPO said. A total of 5,057 mosques have been divided in three categories according to their sensitivity: 218 mosques placed in ‘A’ category, 775 in ‘B’ category and 4,064 mosques in ‘C’ category.
The Lahore police have also been providing protec-tion to all 32 Ramazan bazaars, set up in different areas of the city, and more than 300 police personnel including 64 lady constables have been deputed at these special bazaars.
As many as 110 teams of Police Response Unit (PRU), 307 teams of Dolphin Squad and personnel of police stations have been ensuing effective pa-trolling around important places during Ramazan.
