KHAIRPUR, March 8: Entry of 12 Ulema and Zakirs has been banned in Khairpur district while over 30 areas have been declared sensitive in the district.

Police forces have been deployed on all sensitive spots.

During Moharram, a 6,000 strong force will be called from Larkana and the RTC, Khairpur, to maintain law and order in the district.

Besides, the entry of 12 Ulema in Khairpur district has been banned: Prof Abdul Hakim Solangi (Hyderabad), Maulana Atta Mohammad Memon (Sukkur), Maulana Khalid Mehmood Soomro (Larkana), Maulana Mohammad Murad (Sukkur), Maulana Abdul Razzaq Haideri (Sukkur), Zakir Ghulam Shabbir Chandio (Nawabshah), Maulana Badruddin Hussain Depar (Sukkur), Maulvi Ghulam Akbar Mallah (Larkana), Maulana Khalil Ahmed (Sukkur), Maulana Abdul Hameed Chandio (Larkana), Maulana Shuja-e-Rasool (Naushahro Firoz) and Syed Abdullah Shah Bukhari (Sukkur).