Pakistan, June 28 -- As Punjab peacefully concluded the first ten days of Muharram-ul-Haram, the province witnessed an encouraging example of how meticulous planning, administrative preparedness and public cooperation can together preserve religious sanctity while ensuring law and order. The smooth observance of Youm-e-Ashur did not happen by chance. It was the outcome of coordinated planning by the Punjab government, continuous monitoring by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, tireless efforts by the administration and the police, and the responsible conduct of religious scholars, procession organisers and citizens across the province.

Muharram is among the most sensitive periods of the Islamic calendar. It commemorates the supreme sacr...