A three-day congregation of the International Tablig-e-Jamaat will start on November 10 in Raiwind. The administration of the event said that it had completed all arrangements and people from different areas of the country and abroad had started arriving in Raiwind. The Punjab government has established a 10-bed hospital in Raiwind to provide medical facilities to the participants of the event.
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The traffic police will regulate traffic flow during the congregation, while heavy contingents of police would be deployed to provide security on November 12 to deal with any terrorist incident.
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The provincial government has also completed arrangements to provide residential facilities to the more than 1.5 million expected participants of the event. The chief ministers of Sindh and NWFP are also scheduled to attend the event. The gathering will start with a speech from Bhai Abdul Wahab on November 9. A number of leaders of the Tablig-e-Jamaat from India will also participate in the meeting.
The Pakistan Railways will run 20 special trains during the three days of the religious gathering. Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Monday said that directives had also been issued to all trains using the route to stop at Raiwind during November 8 to 13. He said that he would also visit Raiwind to review arrangements made for arrival and departure of the special trains. He said that the decision had been taken to facilitate passengers coming from across the country to travel to Raiwind to attend the gathering. He said that the railways administration had been directed to provide all facilities to the visitors. |