PESHAWAR
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Faisal Amin Gandapur has directed the quarters concerned to provide necessary facilities to all Imambargahs and mourning processions across the province.
\n\u201cArrange lighting, cleaning, drinking water, drainage and sprinkling facilities throughout the province including merged districts during Muharram days,\u201d he stated.
\nHe issued these directives while chairing a special meeting held to discuss arrangements during Muharram days at local government secretariat in Peshawar.
\nThe meeting was informed about the facilities being given to mourning processions across the province.
\nThe Local Government Minister said that local bodies and other relevant agencies have been directed to provide adequate assistance and facilities on the special days.
\nSpecial teams and squads have been formed by the TMAs, WSSCs and all major cities of the province to end, adding that control rooms had also been established in the Local Government Secretariat Peshawar office for monitoring.
\nThe holidays of municipal employees have also been canceled on Ashura days.
\nFaisal Amin Gandapur expressed his satisfaction over the arrangements and directed the LG bodies across the province to provide best facilities to communities observing the events of mourning and processions.
\nHe further directed that special teams must be formed for cleaning, water, power supply and lighting facilities of TMAs and WSSCs.
\nNecessary equipment and resources facilities should be continued not only till the end of Ashura at every cost but even all relevant special installations of the municipalities should not be removed before 12th day of Muharram.
\nThe Minister recalled the tragedy of Karbala and said that the day reminds Muslims to support truth and recognize their duties in the battle of right and wrong.
\nAll municipal officials should make a commitment to perform their duties diligently not only during Ashura of Muharram but throughout the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Faisal Amin Gandapur has directed the quarters concerned to provide necessary facilities to all Imambargahs and mourning processions across the province. \u201cArrange lighting, cleaning, drinking water, drainage and sprinkling facilities throughout the province including merged districts during Muharram days,\u201d he stated. He issued these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10000,6783,1321,10001],"class_list":{"0":"post-275979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-ashura-processions","9":"tag-facilities","10":"tag-faisal-amin-gandapur","11":"tag-lg-bodies"},"yoast_head":"\n