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Authorities have made elaborate security and road traffic arrangements across the country for rallies in connection with the 12th Rabiul Awwal on Wednesday.
In Karachi, 4,208 policemen have been deployed to secure religious rallies and gatherings in the metropolis, of whom 1,702 have been stationed in South Zone and 765 in East Zone, according to an official statement by police.
Police said 397 officers and personnel had been deployed for the security of the main 12th Rabiul Awwal procession at Nishtar Park, and 362 more had been stationed at the entry points of the park.
Karachi Additional Inspector General Azad Khan, the metropolis’s police chief, had directed law enforcers to remain on high alert on routes of all processions, and traffic police had been instructed to ensure smooth flow of traffic, the statement said.
