LAHORE: The capital city police, district administration and members of the Central Executive Peace Committee on Monday held an ‘Aman Caravan’ on 9th Muharram (Monday), starting from the Town Hall, to promote interfaith harmony, peace and tolerance among different schools of thought as well as to ensure peace.

The Aman Caravan, led by Capital City Police (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar and Commissioner Lahore retired Capt Muhammad Usman and members of Central Executive Peace Committee, moved in different areas of the city to promote non-violence, religious tolerance and communal harmony.

The caravan left from the Town Hall and covered several areas of the city, including Mall Road, Civil Secretariat, Old Anarkali, Block Sayyedan Islampura, Cantt, Shadman and Wahdat Road.

Its participants reached different majalis and mourning processions and met with the religious leaders and organisers of the processions and majalis.

At the start of the march, CCPO Ghulam Mahmood Dogar said: “We want to give a message to anti-peace elements that for peace and integrity we are united without any discrimination of sect, caste and creed”.

He added there was dire need to make joint efforts to counter the nefarious design of the enemies of our country, adopting ways that could lead our nation to a peaceful Muharram.

“Strengthening interfaith values, improving attitude of tolerance, brotherhood and unity, promotion of permanent peace should be a priority for every stakeholder. None of this will be possible without curbing intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism,” the CCPO said.

The participants of the march included members of Central Executive Peace Committee such as Syed Khurram Abbas Naqvi, Amir Dogar, Mufti Imran Hanafi, Maulana Abdul Manan Ambalvi, Rana Muhammad Nasrullah Khan, Prof Syed Mahmood Ghaznavi, Maulana Shakilur Rehman Nasir, Hafiz Abdul Waheed Ropari and others.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2022