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Secretary Atta-ur-Rehman directed department staff to equip these places of worship with modern security facilities, including CCTV cameras, walk-through gates, metal detectors, searchlights, and fire safety equipment.<br \/>\nHe also emphasized importance of reinforcing mutual cooperation and effective coordination between  police and Auqaf Department. The goal of these enhanced measures was to provide a safe, peaceful environment for minority communities during their worship.<br \/>\nHe said that KP government was committed to taking every possible step to protect life, property, and religious freedom of all its citizens, with a special focus on minority communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR Secretary Auqaf, Hajj, Religious and Minority Affairs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Atta-ur-Rehman chaired a performance review meeting on Saturday to assess security situation of minority places of worship across the province. 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