RAWALPINDI: Punjab Cabinet Committee on Law and Order here on Saturday visited the main procession route of Rawalpindi and reviewed all the arrangements.
The Cabinet Committee members under the leadership of Khawaja Salman Rafique reviewed all the arrangements in detail and issued instructions to the authorities concerned to ensure law and order.
The Committee was briefed that the main procession would start from Imambargah Colonel Maqbool Hussain and culminate at Imambargah Qadeemi.
The Cabinet Committee also visited Madrassa Taleem-ul-Quran and met with Mohtamam Maulana Ashraf Ali.
Khawaja Salman Rafique said,’We witnessed an atmosphere of interfaith harmony, unity, peace and tolerance throughout the province during visit of different cities.’
Apart from the security arrangements, peace committees were active for interfaith harmony, he added.
‘We have to forget the differences and talk about commonalities,’ the Chairman Cabinet Committee said.
He informed that three security tiers had been set up for
security of the processions and majalis across Punjab.
In addition to monitoring the use of the loudspeakers and social media, records of majalis and muharram processions were being compiled, Khawaja Salman Rafiq added.
There should be a strong briefing for the officials deployed in the field, he instructed.
‘Sabeels, Niaz and Langar’ were being managed under the direction of Chief Minister Punjab, he informed.
Provincial Ministers, Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman, Bilal Akbar Khan and Special Assistant, Zeeshan Malik were included in the delegation.
Secretary Home Department Punjab, Noor ul Amin Mengal, Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar, Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Engineer Aamir Khattak, Regional Police Officer, Rawalpindi Region, Babar Sarfaraz Alpa, members of Divisional and District Peace Committee were also present on this occasion.