PESHAWAR, Jul 12 (APP): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided to establish a “Quran Mahal” in the provincial capital Peshawar in order to preserve the old copies/pages of the holy Qur’an and directed the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) to provide a suitable plot for this purpose.
He further directed that the proposed Qur’an Mahal should be a masterpiece of Islamic architecture, adding that the shaheed copies/pages of the holy Qur’an from across the province would be preserved in the above mentioned Quran Mahal.
He was chairing the first meeting of the Auqaf department, held here at Chief Minister’s House the other day. Provincial Minister for Auqaf, Adnan Qadri, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Amjad Ali Khan, Secretary Auqaf and other concerned officials attended the meeting.
On this occasion, the chief minister was briefed about the administrative and financial matters of the department, lease policy of the Aquaf’s properties and other important matters.
Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur decided to hold Rehmatul-lil-Alameen (AS) conferences this year in a grand and impressive manner across the province at official level. He directed the quarters concerned to make arrangements for holding these conferences at provincial as well as divisional and district headquarters level throughout the province.
He announced that Rs. 5.00 million would be provided for holding Rahamtul lil Alameen Conference events at the provincial level, whereas Rs. 2.00 million would be provided to each provincial headquarter for this purpose. Similarly, district headquarters would also be provided with Rs. 1.00 million each to hold such conferences/events.
The chief minister further decided that the Ulema-o-Mashaikh Conference would also be held in the province. He, on this occasion, directed the authorities concerned to identify suitable land for a government graveyard so as to meet the requirements of Peshawar City in this regard.
The meeting also decided the establishment of Assets Management Unit and GIS mapping of the Auqaf properties across the province. Similarly, it was decided to hire a reputable law firm for better follow-up of the cases pending in various courts related to the waqf properties of the Auqaf Department.