The Punjab Government on March 7 appointed administrators at the Chowburji head office Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Jamia Al Qadsia in Lahore; and main centre in Muridke after taking over charge of the premises, reports Dawn. In Lahore, the authorities barred JuD ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed from leading prayers at the Jamia Al Qadsia and appointed an official administrator there. Police contingents were dispatched to Jamia Al Qadsia Masjid to help the administration take its control. Police locked the adjoining head office of the JuD late in the night. Similarly, security had also been tightened at the Muridke Markaz of the JuD where the government had appointed six administrators, including two female officers, at its various sections. The JuD Markaz which was housing more than 300 families. An unnamed senior official said Lahore housed hundreds of mosques under the administration of JuD which would be taken into official control in the coming days in phases.