The Interior Ministry has asked the provincial home secretaries and Islamabad chief commissioner to check the collection of hides of sacrificial animals by banned religious organisations, sources told Daily Times on Friday. The home secretaries and chief commissioner were asked to form committees consisting of officials of district administrations and area police to arrest activists of banned organisations if found collecting hides during Eidul Azha, sources added.The ministry also asked authorities concerned to deploy two security personnel at every venue where Eid prayers would be offered, sources said, adding that the ministry said the personnel should arrest anyone who belonged to banned groups or to seminaries run by and who appealed for hides. Sources said the directive was issued after intelligence agencies reported to the ministry that banned outfits would become active during Eid and exploit the religious festival by convincing worshippers to donate hides to them. Sources said the agencies reported that banned outfits would also appeal to worshippers for donations in cash for the rehabilitation of earthquake survivors. Sources said the ministry also asked authorities concerned to audit the accounts of seminaries, particularly before and after Eid, and to note down their donors.