Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has directed the quarters concerned to accelerate pace of work on the project for the restoration of historic Majid Mohabbat Khan in its original form. He also directed them to fix realistic timelines for the completion of the project and to ensure physical progress accordingly.
Expressing his dis-satisfaction over the pace of work on the project, the chief minister formed a committee consisting of provincial cabinet members and other relevant officials which will present him monthly report regarding progress on the project on regular basis. Members of the committee include Shaukat Yousafzai, Zahoor Shakir, barrister Muhammad Ali Saif and Secretary Auqaf department.
He was chairing a meeting held here on Tuesday to review progress on the project regarding restoration and preservation of Masjid Mohabbat Khan. He directed the authorities concerned to take solid and result-oriented steps to remove encroachments on the properties of Auqaf department adjacent to historic Masjid Mohabbat Khan so that any possible damage to the building of mosque could be avoided.
Besides provincial cabinet members Shaukat Yousafzai, Zahoor Shakir and barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, Chief Secretary Dr. Shehzad Bangash, Principal Secretary to CM Amjad Ali Khan, Secretary Auqaf Saqib Raza Aslam, Secretary Archeology Amir Tareen, Provincial Chief Khateeb Maulana Tayyab Querashi and other relevant officials attended the meeting.
