The police squads along with magistrates and assistant commissioners would patrol in their respective vicinities to ensure law and order. Police squads would especially roam in the big markets, busy roads and major hotels on the night between December 31 and January 1. A master plan has been evolved to ensure smooth traffic flow in the twin cities.
Besides, the traders association in a meeting with Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Khalid Pervez held out the assurance that all the shops of the capital would be closed at 10: 30 pm on December 31.