A file photo from the Islamabad police. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID/EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
More than 3,500 officers and personnel of the Islamabad Police were deployed across the city to ensure security, while a traffic advisory was issued ahead of Friday prayers and Youm-e-Quds processions.
According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Islamabad Muhammad Jawad Tariq, strict security measures have been put in place around all mosques and imambargahs, including Faisal Mosque.
Special security arrangements have also been made for Youm-e-Quds processions across the capital.
“Checks at all entry and exit points of the city have been further strengthened and special checkpoints have been established,” the DIG said.
Police patrols continue throughout the city to ensure security.
DIG Islamabad said that protection of lives and property of citizens remains the top priority of the police. Islamabad authorities have released a detailed traffic diversion plan as part of security arrangements for Friday prayers and Youm-e-Quds processions across the city.
According to the traffic police, Margalla Road will remain the only route open to enter the red zone.
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Residents traveling towards E-11 and D-12 have been advised to use service roads, while motorists arriving in Islamabad via GT Road should enter the city through Tarnol (number 26) and take the Srinagar Expressway.
Those heading towards Sabzi Mandi via IJP Road are advised to use Ninth Avenue, while commuters traveling from Tramri to Islamabad should use Lehtrar Road or Islamabad Expressway.
Several traffic diversions will also be put in place at key intersections and roads, including G-9 Labor Chowk, Ibn-e-Sina Road, Tayyab Erdogan Bridge, Peshawar Mor and Jinnah Avenue, where traffic will be redirected to alternative routes such as Ninth Avenue, Margalla Road, Nazimuddin Road, Faisal Avenue and Seventh Avenue.
Traffic approaching Aabpara Chowk from Srinagar Expressway and Suhrawardy Road will also be diverted, with commuters advised to use Seventh Avenue and other alternative routes.
Motorists traveling from Lal Masjid towards Aabpara have been advised to take Shaheed-e-Millat Road, while those near Chand Tara underpass on Srinagar Expressway will be redirected to Faisal Avenue, Faizabad, Murree Road and Garden Avenue.
Islamabad Traffic Police has advised citizens to stay updated with the latest traffic situation by tuning into FM 92.4.
