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Express Tribune
30-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Eid security plan finalized for Peshawar
The Capital City Police Peshawar has finalized a special security plan to maintain law and order during Eidul Fitr. Under the plan, 3,500 police officers and personnel will be deployed across the city to ensure public safety. All police leaves have been cancelled and patrols by rider squads and mobile units have been increased, said an official press statement issued on Saturday. Security at all entry and exit points of the city has been tightened, with additional personnel stationed in key markets and on major roads. To monitor suspicious individuals, plainclothes officers have also been deployed. Sensitive locations and government buildings are receiving heightened security, including the deployment of female police officers and mounted police in busy market areas. According to the security plan, security has been placed on high alert at Eid prayer grounds, sensitive mosques, major markets, and entry points of the city. Enhanced patrolling by armoured police vehicles, the Special Combat Unit, the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU), and sniffer dog teams will also be in place. BDU teams will conduct sweeps at key Eid prayer sites before prayers commence. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Peshawar Qasim Ali Khan and Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Operations Masood Ahmed have instructed divisional Superintendents Police (SPs) to take strict action against aerial firing on Chand Raat, emphasizing cooperation with local religious scholars and community leaders to raise awareness against the practice. They have also issued directives to ensure strict implementation of the security plan across all divisions. During Eid holidays, security will remain on high alert at recreational spots, important offices, markets, bus stands, and all city entry and exit points to maintain peace and order. Meanwhile, in the early hours of March 29, a counter-terrorism operation was conducted in the remote hilltop area of Katlang, Mardan district, based on credible intelligence regarding the presence of armed militants using the location as a hideout and transit point, says a press statement by Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information. He said that the operation successfully neutralized several high-value targets linked to ongoing militant activities in the region. Unfortunately, he said, subsequent reports had confirmed the presence of non-combatants, including women and children, at the periphery of the target zone, resulting in tragic civilian casualties which he termed an immensely painful and regrettable development. He said every effort was made during such operations to avoid collateral damage but the complex terrain, the deliberate tactics of militants to embed within civilian populations, and the fog of war could sometimes lead to unintended consequences.
BBC News
14-02-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Dewsbury and Batley to get £500,000 investment in burial space
A total of £500,000 will be invested in burial space for Dewsbury and Batley, Kirklees Council has confirmed.A motion from the council's Community Alliance group was approved during a full council meeting on means the leader and cabinet will now have to uphold their decision to find suitable multi-faith burial land for the two news - which ensures that £500,000 of already-allocated council funding is only spent in these locations - was described as "a crucial victory" for communities. The motion was proposed by councillor Yusra Hussain and seconded by councillor Masood Ahmed, with the backing of councillor Cathy Scott, councillor Paul Moore, councillor Habiban Zaman and councillor Adam Zaman, the Local Democracy Service group said: "This is a crucial victory for our communities. "The Community Alliance will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the needs of Dewsbury and Batley residents are met, and that burial space allocation remains a fair and transparent process."The group also urged the council to enhance transparency regarding burial site provision, particularly by exploring ways to involve the wider community in discussions beyond the current Bereavement Forum meetings. It comes after the Law Commission proposed that graves be reused up and down the country amid a national shortage, prompting opponents in Dewsbury to launch a any changes can be brought in, a report will be drawn up by the Law Commission and recommendations made to the to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
