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| NOC-issuing body for worship places, seminaries inactive |
| 2015-02-26 |
| [DAWN] During the last two years, the city district government never registered any mosque, seminary, imambargah or a worship place of any other religion. There is a committee, led by the district coordination officer (DCO), which issues a non-objection certificate (NOC) for the establishment of the worship places and seminaries. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... the committee never held any meeting during the last two years and the number of illegal seminaries and mosques kept on increasing. According to information obtained from the city district government, 362 seminaries, 160 mosques, 16 imambargahs and 11 churches are registered with it. Under the rules, the NOC is necessary for the construction of a seminary or a worship place. Before issuing the NOC, the committee examines the site and gets consent of the local people. It also takes action against any illegal construction. A bigwig of the city government told Dawn that the local administration faced problem when the government sought the details of seminaries and mosques and other worship places registered with it. |
| Posted by:Fred |