HYDERABAD, Feb 14: The Qasim Rangers will set up three help centres in the city to facilitate Azadars during Muharram and Rangers' personnel will also be deployed in sensitive areas for maintenance of peace.

This was disclosed by the commandant, Qasim Rangers, Col Liaquat, who presided over a meeting of Ulema here on Monday. He appreciated the spirit of mutual accommodation on the part Ulema and added that it must continue throughout the year.

He said Rangers should be immediately informed about any untoward incident. MPA Abdul Rehman Rajput called for maintaining a vigil on people released on parole and said Rangers should publicize telephone numbers on which officials could be directly contacted because people had lost faith in police.

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