"Ashura processions, majalis conclude across South Punjab"

 MULTAN: The processions (Matmi Juloos) and majalis for Youm-e-Ashura (10th of Muharram) have concluded peacefully across all districts of South Punjab.

In the wake of the successful security operation, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) South Punjab, Fawad Hashim Rabbani, lauded the Punjab Police, security agencies, and administrative staff for their round-the-clock efforts in ensuring foolproof security and providing seamless facilities to the mourners (Azadaran).

Throughout Youm-e-Ashura, ACS Fawad Hashim Rabbani, alongside Additional IGP South Punjab Muhammad Kamran Khan, personally supervised the security situation from the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) Command and Control Centre in Multan.

A massive technological framework was deployed for real-time surveillance across the region:

• 3,347 localized CCTV cameras were active across various sensitive routes.
• 1,989 specialized Punjab Safe City Authority (PSCA) cameras provided live, uninterrupted monitoring of all major routes and gatherings.

According to official figures released by the Additional Chief Secretary, a massive human resource network was mobilized across the region to maintain law and order, civic cleanliness, and emergency medical response. The Punjab Police spearheaded the security framework with 16,836 officers and personnel deployed for route management, patrolling, and maintaining peace. They were actively assisted by 3,883 Civil Defense volunteers who took charge of crowd control and perimeter security around the venues.

On the civic and medical fronts, 12,121 sanitation staff from the "Suthra Punjab" Initiative worked tirelessly to provide round-the-clock waste management along the procession routes. Additionally, 232 mobile Clinics-on-Wheels units were stationed at strategic points to ensure that the mourners had immediate, on-site medical coverage and first-aid services available at all times.

The scale of the operations catered to hundreds of religious gatherings across the southern belt of the province. A total of 852 mourning processions (Matmi Juloos) were successfully concluded, while 869 Majalis-e-Aza were held under strict security protocols across all districts.

ACS Rabbani highly commended the district administrations, law enforcement personnel, and municipality workers for their exemplary coordination, noting that mutual cooperation successfully thwarted any potential security threats or mismanagement during the high-alert period.