LAHORE:Provincial Health Minister and Chairman Cabinet Committee for Peace and Order Khawaja Salman Rafique visited the central control room of the Interior Department here on Monday.
Additional Secretary Internal Security Usman Khalid gave a briefing to the minister regarding the central control room. The minister reviewed the monitoring in the control room regarding the Muharram security.
Salman Rafique said that the Majalis and processions were being monitored round-the-clock through the control room. He said: “We request the scholars to teach unity among Muslims.” The minister said special security arrangements had been made for the Majalis and processions of the 9th and 10th of Muharram. Thousands of police personnel would perform their duties on all the procession routes, he added.
All administrations had been directed to maintain strong coordination among themselves, he added and said, “We hope that Insha Allah Muharram would be observed peacefully.”