Home Department Issues Security Directives for Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH)
Punjab Home Department issued comprehensive security directives for Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH), which will be observed on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal corresponding to August 26, 2026, with instructions to ensure foolproof security arrangements across the province. (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 19th Aug, 2026)
According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Home Department, the provincial government will celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) with religious devotion, respect, and dignity. All relevant departments and personnel have been directed to remain on high alert.
The Home Department directed that security arrangements for Eid should not be less than those made during Muharram. Police personnel will be deployed at all permitted processions, Milad gatherings, and Quran Khawani sessions.
Directives:
- Installation of walkthrough gates and metal detectors at entry and exit points of major gatherings.
- Cordoning off streets adjoining procession and gathering routes.
- Deployment of female police personnel for women participants.
- Removal of construction debris from areas around processions and gatherings.
- Markets and shops along procession routes will remain closed after thorough checking.
- Snipers to be deployed at sensitive routes.
- All processions will be mapped, and police patrolling will be intensified.
- Emergency exit routes at major gatherings and processions will also be identified.
- Station house officers (SHOs) to obtain written certificates from organizers regarding satisfactory security arrangements.
- Video and audio coverage of all important gatherings and processions to be ensured.
- Additional CCTV cameras to be installed along sensitive routes, linked with the Safe City monitoring system.
- Volunteers assisting police in security arrangements will undergo clearance from the Special Branch before deployment.
The Home Department also directed food safety officers to inspect Sabeel and Langar arrangements at all venues. Traffic flow and alternative traffic plans will be arranged around major processions and Milad gatherings, while parking facilities will be established at a safe distance from the venues.
Relevant authorities have been directed to coordinate with WAPDA and DISCOs to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply, adequate lighting, and availability of generators around processions and gatherings.
Special security arrangements will be made for prominent religious scholars and leaders, while a complete ban on display of weapons, illegal use of loudspeakers, wall-chalking, hate speeches, and aerial firing will be strictly enforced.
Police personnel in plain clothes will be deployed at sensitive locations, and police pickets will be established at important points according to prescribed standard operating procedures. Bomb Disposal Squads and fire brigades will remain fully operational and in contact with relevant authorities.
