Larkana: As many as 8,140 police officers and jawans will be deployed for the security of the 15th death anniversary of slain PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto to be observed on 27 December 2022 at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto near Larkana. This was informed by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Muhammad Imran Khan while presiding over a meeting at his office on Sunday. The meeting finalized the foolproof security and traffic arrangements for the anniversary.

He said that tight security arrangements had been made the death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. The police commandos and Rangers will also extend help in this regard. The SSP said that patrolling in and around Garhi Khuda Bux and Naundero had been intensified where police pickets had been established along routes leading to Garhi Khuda Bux where the event will be held.

He said intense checking would be ensured through modern equipment, walkthrough gates, and watch towers while Naundero town and Bhutto mausoleum would be monitored through CCTV cameras and other latest instruments. The caravans, hotels, bus stands, railway stations, and guest houses will also be checked. The parking facilities had also been provided where 750 traffic cops would discharge their duties to ensure smooth flow of vehicles, he added.

He said Special Control Room had also been established which would monitor all the security matters. Meanwhile, all the cops will reside in government schools and to perform their official duties. Traffic will be controlled by Karachi’s traffic cops who have also brought their equipment as per routine.