The federal government has directed Governors and Chief Ministers of Balochistan and Sindh to make foolproof security arrangements in Karachi and Quetta to avert any untoward incident, he added.
Haq further said a special meeting had also been convened in the Ministry of Religious Affairs on February 6 for security plan. Ulema and religious scholars across the country would attend the meeting and give their suggestions.
Ijaz also urged the people to fully co-operate with the government to meet any untoward incident in the month of Muharram.
When asked about Madaris registration, Ijaz-ul-Haq said the government wanted to streamline religious seminaries by providing them equal facilities that were being offered in the public sector.
Speaking about the past experiences, he regretted, unfortunately, past governments imposed ban on registration of Madaris in 1994 that resulted in mushroom growth of religious seminaries.
He further said the government had lifted the ban but the process was still very slow. "I have directed all provinces to expedite the registration process," he further explained.
Haq informed the newsmen that consensus had been developed among the religious leaders and Ulema about Madaris registration and he would soon meet with the heads of all five Wafaq-ul-Madaris in that regard.
The government would bring reforms to the religious seminaries after taking Wafaq-ul-Madaris into complete confidence, he maintained.
The religious minister made it clear the government would make registration mandatory for all Madaris under Society Act and action would be taken against unregistered seminaries.