According to officials, the Islamabad Police have established a ‘mounted patrolling unit’- policemen on horses- to protect citizens on the city’s hiking trails and parks. In a city famed for its hills, greenery, and trees, the public has praised the initiative.
One of Islamabad’s most beautiful natural areas is its hiking trails, and the city’s administration has created six of the thirty or so paths in the Margalla Hills that have been designated for public use. Every day, hundreds of people use the trails for hiking and enjoyment, including ladies, kids, and foreigners.
The mounted patrolling squad was established on June 22 of this year, according to Islamabad police, and is presently active. Margalla was described as a national park whose management was vested in the chief commissioner and chairman of the Capital Development Authority by the office of the inspector general of Islamabad police. In coordination with the chief commissioner, the inspector general of police deployed the mounted patrolling team.
According to Beenish Uzair, an assistant superintendent of police, they wanted to strengthen the security monitoring, therefore that’s why they came up with the concept of deploying a trained horse-mounted squad for Margalla Hills and recreational areas like parks. Police visibility across the route will be improved. They can travel up and down the trail and up and down the mountain in a lot less time.
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According to Uzair, police initially contemplated using a motorcycle patrol squad but decided it might be bad for the environment. Uzair responded to a query concerning visitors’ worries about potential assaults by dangerous animals, such as leopards who reside on the trails, as a result of horses’ presence on the trails by saying she was unconcerned because horses will always be accompanied by professional police officers.
Rina Saeed Khan, executive of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB), claimed in an interview with Arab News that she had not yet heard any complaints about the passing of the horses on the paths. The new police unit’s constable, Ishfaq Ahmed, stated that officers would monitor the city’s hiking trails and the F-9 Park in addition to responding to emergency calls on the police emergency hotline, which is 15. He claimed that women’s harassment and the theft of purses and cell phones received the majority of complaints. The decision to use police horses has gained support from the populace of Islamabad. Regular Trail 5 user Dr. Ejaz Naseem praised the police officers’ presence as a “positive initiative” that will help stop criminal activity on the trails. Student Wajiha Sahar, who had come with a friend to trek, claimed that the police unit’s presence had boosted hikers’ feelings of safety and protection, particularly among female hikers
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