Pakistan is fully prepared to organize any ICC tournament after 29 years. On Wednesday, February 19, when Pakistan and New Zealand will face face-to-face at the National Stadium in Karachi, this will return the international tournament in Pakistan after nearly three decades. However, when it comes to international events in Pakistan, security has been one of the biggest concerns. Especially since what happened to the Sri Lanka team in 2009.
Earlier, the Champions Trophy 2025 was to be held completely in Pakistan, but due to security reasons, the Indian team refused to travel to the neighboring country. After this, it was decided to get the tournament done on the hybrid model. India will play all its matches in Dubai, while the remaining matches are to be played in three different stadiums in Pakistan. In such a situation, Pakistan has made adequate security arrangements on its behalf.
According to local media reports, more than 20 thousand police officers and personnel have been deployed during matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi. Police have also deployed snipers on roofs on major routes. According to the report, 18 senior officers, 54 DSPs, 135 inspectors, 1,200 upper -subcardinets, 10,556 constables and more than 200 women police officers will be deployed in security.
Apart from security personnel, PCB has also arranged special charter flights for fans and teams participating in the tournament. During the entire tournament, these blows will be between Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore, so that the players and other high-profile guests do not have any problem.
According to the reports, during this period, 10,000 AI-in-operated facial identified cameras and additional CCTV cameras have been installed and monitoring has been increased. Only more than 5,000 police officers have been deployed in Karachi. Additional SWAT units have been installed for any emergency.
At the same time of Arab News Pakistan AccordingOnly 8,000 security personnel have been deployed in Lahore, including 12 senior officers, 39 DSPs, 86 inspectors, 6,673 constables and 700 upper subordinates. 129 women constables will also be deployed to help women fans. More than 5,000 police personnel will be present at the Rawalpindi Stadium, including six senior officers, 15 DSPs, 50 inspectors, 4,000 constables, 500 upper subordinate and 100 women security personnel.
In Karachi, Deputy Inspector General of Security Maqsood Ahmed said, “My team and all the members of all the concerned forces are engaged in it and more than 5000 police officers will be deployed by the police.” “They will also collect intelligence information along with traffic duty, route safety, site security, mob management and other duties and conduct before the program.”
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