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Sindh Tightens Security, Orders Drone Surveillance Unit for Karachi

Authorities shift to immediate enforcement focused on airports, prisons, online incitement.

Overview

  • At a Feb. 26 review at the Sindh Assembly, Home Minister Zia‑ul‑Hassan Lanjar ordered tighter airport access controls, closer inter‑agency coordination, and immediate implementation with progress reporting.
  • Prisons must deploy search app devices, with female searchers positioned at all provincial entry and exit points to strengthen screening.
  • Officials were told to complete security audits of vital sites, curb public display of weapons, and enforce the National Action Plan and the Tenancy Act.
  • A dedicated Drone Surveillance Unit was directed for Karachi, while the Counter Terrorism Department must submit detailed resource needs covering drones, modern vehicles, explosive detectors and advanced surveillance equipment.
  • The Special Branch will be modernised for a frontline counterterrorism role, with intensified intelligence‑led operations, snap checks, pickets, patrols and more actionable reporting from border areas.