KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said that security arrangements for Eid Miladun Nabi have been made in consultation with clerics. He praised the latter’s role in always strengthening the hands of the government in promoting inter-faith and sectarian harmony in the province. The Sindh chief minister was presiding over a meeting with clerics from different school of thought here at New Sindh Secretariat. The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, Nasir Hussian Shah, Saeed Ghani, Faraz Dero, Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, IG Sindh Kaleem Imam, Home Secretary Kazi Kabir, Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shahalwani and Secretary Zakat and Religious affairs Dr Nawaz Shaikh and others. The clerics in attendance were Haji Haneef Tayab, Maulana Jameel Ahmed Naeemi, Maulana Akbar Dars, Allama Abbas Kumeli, Allama Shabir Hassan, and Allama Razi Hassani Naqshabandi. The chief minister said that the administration and the police have already held a number of meetings with clerics to develop a code of conduct and to work out a security plan with mutual understanding. “All of you have agreed to the security needs and I would request you to direct your volunteers to cooperate with the police for maintenance of the law and order and implementation of code of conduct,” he said. There are two routes for Eid Miladun Nabi rallies in the city, one starting from the Tower and ending at Aram Bagh, and the other from Memon Masjid to Numaish He said that there were two routes for Eid Miladun Nabi rallies, one starting from the Tower and ending at Aram Bagh, and the other from Memon Masjid to Numaish. “The administration has received several applications for processions and the administration has been directed to entertain them on merit,” he said. The clerics told the chief minister that there were some issues that needed to be addressed before the Eid Milad. They mentioned broken roads along the routes, open sewers and dysfunctional street lights and urged the government to fix these issues. On this, the chief minister said that he had already issued directives to the Local Governments Minister Saeed Ghani for repair of roads, provision of water and repair of drainage system particularly in the areas from where the rallies would pass. “I have also directed K-Electric to ensure smooth power supply on the day,” he said. The clerics appreciated the efforts of the government in promoting inter-faith harmony in the province. Published in Daily Times, November 15th 2018.