Chehlum of Imam Hussain: Quetta Deputy Commissioner chairs meeting, approves security plan

QUETTA: A district coordination meeting on the peaceful observance of the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) was held under the chairmanship of Quetta Deputy Commissioner Meharullah Badini. It reviewed in detail arrangements for security, cleanliness, lighting, medical facilities, traffic and other matters.

Representatives of the Shia Ulema Conference, assistant commissioners, police, the Frontier Corps (FC), SAFA Quetta, the Metropolitan Corporation, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the medical superintendents of Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Civil Hospital and Sheikh Zayed Hospital, the District Health Officer Quetta, the District Manager of the Provincial Primary Healthcare Initiative (PPHI), Sui Southern Gas Company, the Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO), the traders’ association and officials of other departments concerned attended the meeting.

The meeting approved a comprehensive security plan for Chehlum. It directed that cleanliness, lighting and other civic facilities be ensured along the procession routes.

The departments concerned were directed to keep emergency in force at all government hospitals, keep ambulances on standby and take the necessary steps to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity and gas.

Deputy Commissioner Meharullah Badini said Quetta was home to everyone and it was the shared responsibility of all to make it a cradle of peace, brotherhood and mutual respect. He directed all the institutions concerned to ensure a peaceful and orderly Chehlum through mutual cooperation and effective coordination.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan