Secretary Auqaf Punjab Dr Saqib Aziz directed the officers of his department to ensure all necessary facilities to the visitors of shrines under administrative control of Auqaf department, besides maintenance and protection of Auqaf department. He was presiding over a meeting here on Friday and DCO Office Committee Room to review the performance of local Auqaf office.
The Secretary stressed upon raising the standard of the departmental performance and said there is a room for improvement and Auqaf officers should play active role to earn the good name for the department. He directed all auctions of the Auqaf property should be transparent and targets of the recoveries of the arrears should be met at all costs. He said the attendance of the Khateeb and Imams should be checked regularly in the Auqaf mosques and the reports be sent every month on prescribed proforma. The Secretary said illegal occupation of the Auqaf property is to be identified immediately.
He directed that the message of Ittehad Bainul Muslimeen be disseminated through Auqaf mosques and sectarianism should strictly be discouraged. He asked the officers of district administration for co-operation in ejecting the illegal occupants from the Auqaf property and recovery of Auqaf dues. DG Auqaf Muhammad Hassan Rizvi, Additional District Collector Asif Chaudhry, Additional Commissioner Allah Dad Tarar, ACs Mahr Shafqatullah Mushtaq, Zaheer Anwar, Zonal Administrator, District Manager and Khateeb of Auqaf were also present in the meeting.