Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Law, Aftab Alam Afridi has directed the concerned authorities to work togetherand take measures to maintain peace during Muharram. He said this during a meeting with elders belonging to different schools of thought in Kohat on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner, MPAs and representatives of police, Rescue 1122 and Pesco also attended the meeting.
The minister directed to utilize resources to maintain law and order situation stressing devising a result oriented and applicable plan to achieve the objective. He also urged the people to play their role for peaceful observance of Muharram and foil attempts of elements to disrupt peace and create rift among people. He also advised the people to be patient and respect sentiments of each other during Muharram.
On the other hand a high-level meeting was held at the DC Kohat office here Saturday to discuss maintaining peace and order in the district during the sensitive period of Muharram. The meeting was attended by high officials, including Deputy Commissioner Dr. Azmatullah Wazir, District Police Officer Muhammad Umar Khan, Additional Deputy Commissioner Hamid Iqbal, Assistant Commissioner Usman Ashraf, and retired Chief Justice Syed Ibn Ali of the Peshawar High Court.
