Eid-ul-Fitr Observed Amid Strict Security

Eid-ul-Fitr observed amid strict security

The Eid ul Fitr congregations were held at over 900 places including 115 big and small Eidgahs here on Saturday including the biggest congregations which took place at 12 places.

HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Jun, 2018 ) :The Eid ul Fitr congregations were held at over 900 places including 115 big and small Eidgahs here on Saturday including the biggest congregations which took place at 12 places.

Eidgah Qasimabad, Bagh-i-Mustafa Latifabad, Qadam Gah Moula Ali (AS), Eidgah Hussainabad, Eidgah Cantt, Eidgah Amani Shah Colony and Masumeem mosque in Tando Agha were among the places where the largest congregations happened.The district administration and the police officials offered Eid prayer at Eidgah while the political leaders in the mosques in their respective areas.

The police spokesman Mazharul Haq informed that 2,500 policemen and 250 police commandos, besides the lady police were deployed for security of the congregations. The spokesman said the police had also been deployed at the recreational places, restaurants and fast food streets.He told that the police had been deployed at all the entry and exit points of Hyderabad as well as the transport hubs for security.The Hyderabad Metropolitan Coporation (HMC), Qasimabad Municipal Committee and District Council Hyderabad have directed their staff to maintain cleanliness in the district.