A delegation of the Central Azadari Ittehad Council on Monday met Provincial Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order Khawaja Salman Rafique at the Home Department and discussed arrangements for the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and the martyrs of Karbala.
Azadari Ittehad Council delegation meets Minister Salman
LAHORE, Jul 27 (APP): A delegation of the Central Azadari Ittehad Council on Monday met Provincial Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order Khawaja Salman Rafique at the Home Department and discussed arrangements for the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and the martyrs of Karbala.
The delegation comprised President Safdar Ali Shah, Caretaker Akbar Shah, Mansoor Raza, Caretaker of Imambargah Haveli Alif Shah, Delhi Gate, Syed Zawar Hussain, Syed Zil Hussain, Kamran Naqvi, Syed Hassan Rizvi, Syed Jafar Ali Shah, Al Haider Shah, Agha Abbas Kazmi, Asif Bukhari, Waqar Kazmi and Murtaza Kazmi.
Special Secretary Faisal Farid, Ghulam Saghir Shahid, Additional Secretary Abdul Rauf, SP Adil Rasheed and Deputy Secretary Internal Security Zainab Jahandad also attended the meeting.
The delegation thanked Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif for ensuring peace and security during Muharram-ul-Haram and assured the government of its full cooperation in maintaining law and order during the Chehlum.
Khawaja Salman Rafique said that scholars belonging to all schools of thought were united for the sake of peace in Punjab. He stressed the need to rise above all differences and reservations and work together for the security of Pakistan.
He said all schools of thought were on the same page regarding the security of Pakistan, adding that scholars were the main component of the peace caravan in Punjab. The Punjab government was fully coordinating with all stakeholders to maintain peace, he added.
The minister said scholars from all schools of thought had extended 100 per cent cooperation during Muharram. He highly appreciated the efforts of the Home Department, Police, Rescue 1122, Auqaf Department, local governments, WAPDA and district administrations for performing their security and other duties during Muharram.
The delegation assured the Punjab government of its full cooperation in ensuring national security and said all schools of thought would remain united and ensure compliance with the law. The delegation also appreciated the measures taken by the Punjab government to maintain peace and public order.
