Over 2,000 cops for PAT sit-in

LAHORE

Lahore Police had devised a foolproof security plan for sit-in of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on Saturday.

At least 2,000 police officials were deputed on the occasion under supervision of six superintendents of police and 60 SHOs.

The roads and streets leading to the sit-in place in front of Punjab Assembly on The Mall were closed with containers, barbed wire and barricades. The participants were allowed entry after checking at three points. At the first point, they were frisked, at the second, they were checked with metal detectors and at the third, they were asked to pass through walk-through gates. Police personnel in civvies were also deployed to monitor any suspicious activity or person.

Snipers were deployed on tops of nearby buildings. Officials of Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit kept on patrolling the nearby areas. Security arrangements were monitored and checked through a centralised Command and Control System established at DIG Operations office. Senior police officers remained on patrolling to check the security arrangements.

The protest place was checked by sniffer dogs, experts of Bomb Disposal Squad and Special Branch before the sit-in. 

City Traffic Police deployed 560 wardens, 128 patrol officers, 46 traffic inspectors under supervision of nine DSPs and two SPs to maintain flow of traffic. They made 14 diversion points.

Bailif: An Additional District and Sessions Court on Saturday appointed a bailiff for the recovery of a minor from the illegal custody of his father.

Sadia Ashraf, a resident of Batapur filed a petition in the court contending that her husband had kicked her out from his house and did not allow her to bring her two-year-old son Amir Ashraf.