Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has issued orders to state authorities to beef up security during Muharram. According to details, AJK PM issued these directives while chairing an extraordinary meeting held at JK-House in the federal metropolis on Tuesday to review the overall security situation in the state.
The meeting was attended among others by top officials of the government including Chief Secretary Dr. Muhammad Usman Chachar and IG Police Dr. Amir Ahmed Sheikh. Chaudhry Anwar directed the IG police to provide foolproof security to mourners and participants of Muharram processions and Majalis across the Azad Kashmir
The AJK PM also directed that leaves of all personnel and officers of police, civil defense, 1122 and other related departments including administration should be cancelled. He also stressed the need for devising an integrated strategy for effective monitoring of processions and gatherings through CCTV cameras. “A central control room should be set up to monitor security across the state”, adding that representatives of all the security agencies/departments should be deployed there to monitor the situation effectively, he added.
“Similarly, a control room will be established in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat which will remain active round the clock”, the PM said. He further said that the Information Department and Special Branch must take steps to monitor social media to prevent the promotion of hateful content and negative propaganda.
