KARACHI: Following a suicide blast in Peshawar mosque that claims lives of at least 32 people, Sindh Rangers have tightened the security at imambargahs and mosques in Karachi. According to details, the Sindh Rangers tightened the security at imambargahs and mosques and started conducting snap checking across the city to maintain law and order situation.

The Rangers were using modern technology devices during snap checking to check ‘criminal records’ of citizens. The development came after a suicide blast in Peshawar’s Police Lines mosque claimed the lives of at least 32 people and wounded more than 150 people.

Inspector General of Police Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon ordered department to remain on high alert keeping in view blast in Peshawar Police Lines masjid.

He instructed to tighten security at all religious places including masajid, Imam Bargahs and others places. Sindh Police chief said that patrolling and snap checking should be made stricter and effective. Crackdown on crimes should be made successful through advanced surveillance and intelligence collection in areas. Ghulam Nabi Memon said continuous communication should be maintained with other law enforcement agencies including at zonal, districts and police stations level. Videos and pictures shared by social media users show horrific scenes as the injured drenched in blood were shifted to local medical centres for first aid after the Peshawar mosque blast. A part of the mosque has collapsed. The nature of the blast is unknown as per initial reports. An eye witness while talking to private media channel said, he was going to the mosque when the blast occurred and panic prevailed.

Earlier in the day, the Islamabad police also put the security of the federal capital on high alert. The Islamabad Capital Territory police tightened security at the entry and exit points of the federal capital.

The police officials instructed the citizens of Islamabad to keep important documents with them including computerized national identity cards (CNICs) besides appealing to the residents to corporate with the on-duty cops during the checking process.

Security is also been monitored through safe city cameras in the federal capital.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 31 2023

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