Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman has announced a nationwide strike across the country and said that business will also remain closed on April 19 (Monday).
According to sources, Karachi is on high alert and heavy contingents have been deployed at entry and exit points in the city.
Security of Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has been beefed up, sources said.
Sources further added that the number of Rangers personnel in Sheikh Rasheed’s security has been doubled.
Security has also been tightened at Sheikh Rashid’s residence Lal Haveli, added sources.
On the other hand, according to DIG Operations Islamabad, heavy contingents of law enforcement officials were deployed. Additionally, police and Rangers were also dispatched to other important installations.
“All possible steps would be taken for the maintenance of law and order in the city,” he said.
A police spokesperson said that no entity will be allowed to block any roads or highways.
Earlier in the day, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed had updated over the ongoing unrest in the country.
Details the TLP’s blockage of roads and highways across Pakistan, Rasheed said 192 locations across the country had been blocked by the banned outfit.
“The situation is a bit tense at Yateem Khana Chowk in Lahore where the Jamia Masjid Rahmatul Lil Alameen is located,” he said. “[However] currently, all major roads including the GT Road and the Murree Expressway are open [for traffic],” he said.