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LAHORE, Jul 17 (APP):Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif here Wednesday sought an hourly report from authorities concerned on the security situation in Punjab, while continuously monitoring law & order in the province on Ashura.
She directed ministers and the Cabinet Committee on Law & Order to visit district, divisional and provincial control rooms for the purpose. She also directed the ministers and officers concerned to continue monitoring law & order in the field till the end of all processions. She appealed to people to cooperate with the security agencies responsible for safety.
The CM directed authorities concerned to ensure peace at all costs. She said the routes and timings of the processions were indispensable, asserting that members of peace committees should also be kept on board to promote religious harmony.
She said that law enforcement agencies should keep a close contact with each other and take indiscriminate action on violation of security SOPs, besides taking legal action against those who make provocative speeches.