Drone cameras banned in Karachi: In preparation for an upcoming visit by an Iranian delegation headed by President Ebrahim Raisi, authorities in Karachi have invoked Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to enforce a ban on the operation of drones within the city limits. This prohibition will remain in effect for a minimum of seven days as a precautionary security measure.
The ban has been imposed at the request of the police and will remain in effect till April 28, as per an official statement.
Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon notified the ban citing a letter from the additional inspector general of Police (AIGP) who has informed officials that “there are serious threats to vital installations by the Anti-State Elements/Hostile agencies in the wake of recent attacks on foreigners.”
Three terrorists aimed at foreign nationals in Karachi’s Landhi area on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of two assailants and a private security guard.
The Sindh government has also announced a public holiday on April 23rd, Tuesday, for the Karachi division “avoid inconvenience to the general public” as foreign dignitaries, including the Iranian president, are visiting Pakistan.
The Foreign Office said that the Iranian president would undertake an official visit to Pakistan from April 22 (Monday) to April 24 (Wednesday).
“The Iranian president will be accompanied by his spouse and a high-level delegation comprising the foreign minister and other members of the cabinet, senior officials as well as a large business delegation,” the FO said.
“He will also visit Lahore and Karachi and meet with the provincial leadership,” the FO statement added.
