KARACHI:Arrangements are underway to observe Youm-e-Ali in Karachi with peace and security as securities and civic agencies have issued directives for tight security, traffic arrangements, cleanliness and smooth water supply.
Sindh Rangers at a meeting has reviewed security plan for Youm-e-Ali (RA) and decided to ensure security of majalis, mourning processions and sensitive installations. The meeting said that the code of conducts should be implemented on directives of the provincial government. The meeting also reviewed security strategy for Ramadan month.
Traffic Police has made special arrangements in Karachi to ensure smooth flow of traffic for this day. The main procession will be taken out from Nishter Park to Husanian Iranian Imambargah Kharadar. All the business centres, malls, markets of the metropolis would remain closed before Iftar on May 26 (Monday) on account of Youm-e-Ali (AS).
The Karachi Traffic Police issued a traffic security order for people who wanted to attend the Youm-e-Ali procession. The main procession in connection with the Shahadat of Hazrat Ali (RA) would be staged from the Nishtar Park to the Hussainian Iranian Imambargah, Kharadar. It will be mandatory to get stickers to be displayed on the windscreens of vehicles.
The law enforcement agencies, district administration (government vehicles), ambulances and media organizations will have to submit their applications for stickers by May 25 in the office of the DIG Traffic (Traffic Security Branch), Police Headquarters, Garden, Aga Khan-III Road, Karachi, and obtain stickers on May 26 between 1200 hours to 1700 hours.
Government organizations will provide a departmental request letter mentioning a list of vehicles, while ambulance services and media house will provide their official letter with attested copies of the Original Registration Book, the CNIC of the owner, the driver’s
CNIC, the driving licence of driver and two current passport- sized photographs for obtaining the stickers.
However, vehicles of scouts, welfare organisations, Sabils, Nazar and Niaz-distributing persons will submit their application forms along with documents and articles at the SRC Scouts Rabta Council Office (Karachi Open District) located at Numaish till May 25, and get a receipt.
The stickers can be collected from the SRC office on May 26. Documents (attested photo copies) must be provided for obtaining the traffic entry pass for the processions. No sticker will be issued without the provision of the following documents/articles copies: original registration book of the vehicle, national identity card of the vehicle owner, driving licence, the CNIC and two current photographs of the driver, and a letter of the owner/organizer.
Similarly, the law enforcement agencies, district administration (government vehicles), ambulance and media organisations’ officials will show the CNIC, the departmental ID card and the letter pad of the department and copies of the CNIC and the departmental ID card will be deposited for collecting stickers.
Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Managing Director has also ordered officials to ensure smooth water supply at mosques, imambargahs, majalis venues and procession routes so that participants of the events could be facilitated. He said that all manholes must be covered while no sewerage water should be left to accumulate along the procession routes or around mosques and imambargahs.