KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that to maintain peace and tranquillity during the holy month of Muharram was his top priority.
In this connection, the chief minister said that he has held a number of meetings with ulemas of different schools of thought to develop censuses to implement code of conduct worked out in consultation with religious scholars and the government.
This he said while presiding over a meeting of Shia Ulemas at the CM House on Monday, said a statement.
The meeting was attended by Dr Qayoom Soomro, Police Inspector General (IG) AD Khwaja, Home Secretary Riaz Hussain Soomro, Additional IGs Dr Sanaullah Allama Abbas Kumeli, Allama Ali Akbar Naqvi, Allama Maqsood Domki, Shabbar Raza, Jafer Turani and others.
The ulemas raised some issues such a prolonged load-shedding, dilapidated roads, water shortage and over flowing gutters, No Objection Certificates (NOC) for new processions and taking out names of some of their ulemas from IV schedule.
Murad said that he was going to Islamabad to attend National Action Plan (NAP) meeting. He assured them that he would take up the issue of load-shedding with federal minister for Water and Power to exempt the cities and towns from load-shedding during 1 to 10 Muharram.
“It became our ultimate responsibility to provide security to majalis and jaloos, therefore new jaloos may not be taken during the Muharram and we would adjust them in our security plan in the next Muharram,” he assured.
Talking about loud speaker usage, the Murad said, “There was no ban on using loud speakers when a Zakir delivers his Khutba but playing a recorded speech on tape recorder is not allowed and this should be avoided.”
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