Punjab Minister for Auqaf Pir Saeedul Hassan Shah has said scholars belonging to all schools of thought have always played a role in maintaining peace and promoting religious and sectarian harmony in Muharram.
He was addressing a meeting called to review necessary arrangements made for Muharram majalis (religious gatherings) and mourning processions.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Nabila Irfan, District Police Officer (DPO) Syed Akbar Ali Shah, Additional Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, scholars belonging to all schools of thought and the officers of other departments.
The minister said exemplary law and order situation would be maintained during Muharram. He said all possible resources were being utilised by the government to maintain peace in the holy month. He said there must be best security and cleanliness arrangements, adding that coronavirus standard operating procedures (SoPs) should be followed strictly.
Read More: Religion and Science
He said the district administration and police, in collaboration with all government institutions and tehsil and district peace committees, should complete all arrangements regarding Muharram.
The DC briefed the minister that a control room had been set up in the DC office for continuous monitoring at the district level, from where sensitive processions, gatherings would be monitored live through CCTV cameras.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 11th, 2021.
1714129906-0/Clint-Eastwood-(1)1714129906-0-270x192.webp)
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ