Govt approves deployment of Paksitan Army for Muharram security

Govt approves deployment of Paksitan Army for Muharram security Govt approves deployment of Paksitan Army for Muharram security

Govt approves deployment of Paksitan Army for Muharram security

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of Interior has decided to deploy the Pakistan Army across the country to cater any emergency like situation during Muharram-ul-Haram.

According to the ministry, troops will be stationed in all four provinces, as well as in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, to ensure law and order during the Muharram.

The decision follows formal requests from provincial governments and Gilgit-Baltistan authorities for milit assistance in maintaining security.

The Interior Ministry has also issued a notification approving the deployment of the army in Islamabad.

Troops will be deployed under Sections 4 and 5 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. The scale and duration of deployments will be determined by local authorities based on on-ground security assessments, in consultation with federal and provincial stakeholders.

Ashura, marking the 10th of Muharram, will fall on July 6 this year.

According to the notification, the army will perform security duties to assist civil institutions.