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QUETTA: A detailed security and coordination plan was finalised for Muharram-ul-Haram processions and Majalis, with authorities and religious scholars agreeing to ensure peaceful atmosphere during the holy month.

The plan was finalised at a meeting on law and order, security arrangements and interfaith held in the provincial capital. The meeting was attended by senior civil and military officials, police leadership, district administration, scholars from different schools of thought, and representatives of the business community.

The meeting was attended by religious scholars Allama Syed Hashim Moosavi, Anwarul Haq Haqqani, Qari Abdul Rahman Noorzai, Dr Atta-ur-Rehman, Mufti Mahmood Ahmed, and others, along with representatives of traders’ associations and peace committees.

Speaking at the meeting, Inspector General of Police, Balochistan, said that security would be ensured for all Imambargahs, mosques, processions, and gathering routes during the holy month.