Seaview road in Karachi has been closed for the public ahead of Eid Al-Adha.
Police have devised a plan to keep people from heading to the Seaview beach in Karachi during the Eid holidays.
According to the plan, two pickets will be set up, one at Ittehad Road near Ayesha Masjid while the second near Bilawal House with motorcycle squads to patrol the area to implement the limitation.
50 policemen will be deployed at different spots in addition to 150 personnel who will perform duties along the Seaview road.
SSP South Zubair Nazir said citizens who live in the areas in the vicinity of the Seaview will be permitted entry.
Earlier, the National Command And Operation Centre (NCOC) had said that over 16.7 million doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far ahead of Eid Al-Adha 2021.
According to the NCOC, so far over 16.7 million doses have been administered nationwide as it also began administration of Moderna COVID vaccine at Islamabad mass vaccination centre.
The decision-making body for COVID-19 in the country further issued guidelines for Eid Al Adha, directing the concerned authorities to assure that cattle markets are established outside the cities to curb the virus spread.
“A complete ban will remain in place on the sale of sacrificial animals within the premises of cities,” it said. “The staffers and the traders at the cattle market should be vaccinated.”
The body further conveyed that a team headed by DG NCOC visited Gilgit Baltistan to review the vaccination process.
