The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has announced a local public holiday on June 8 in observance of the annual Urs of the revered Sufi saint Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi. Read More: Acting governor inaugurates urs of Abdullah Shah Ghazi According to an official notification issued by KMC’s Human Resource Management Department, the holiday will be observed on […]
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Urs of Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain starts
The 438th Urs of Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain begun here on Saturday as strict security arrangements had been made. CCPO Bilal Siddique Kamiana said that the best security arrangements are being ensured during the Urs and directed the officers to personally review arrangements and no negligence will be tolerated. According to police officials, the use […]
Music, poetry festival organised on second day of Shahbaz Qalandar’s urs
On the second day of the 774th Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (RA), the Culture Department organised a music and poetry festival On the second day of the 774th annual Urs of the great Sufi poet, dervish and scholar of Sindh, Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (RA) the Culture Department organized a music and poetry […]
India deprives religious tourists from Mujaddid Alf Sani’s Urs
ISLAMABAD: India has deprived religious tourists from the annual Urs of Hazrat Mujaddid Alf Sani Rahmatullah Alaih (RA) at the eleventh hour as they did not proceed for Sirhind Sharif, India on Monday. In an , the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Spokesperson Muhammad Umar Butt informed that India had declined to issue […]
2.5 million devotees expected to participate in 770th annual Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
HYDERABAD: Around 2.5 million devotees are expected to participate in three days 770th annual Urs celebrations of Hazrat Usman Marvandi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar being started from March 22 at Sehwan town district Jamshoro. This was informed by the Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro Captain (Retd) Fariduddin Mustafa while briefing the Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Religious […]
Over the urs of saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Sindh govt issues public holiday on Sept 22
KARACHI: The Sindh government announced a public holiday on September 22 (Wednesday) to mark the urs of saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai commonly known by the honorifics Lakhino Latif, Latif Ghot, Bhittai, and Bhit Jo Shah, was a Sindhi Sufi mystic, and poet, widely considered to be the greatest poet of […]
Brig Zahid oversees arrangements for 767th Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
A high-level meeting of various government officials was held on Monday, at Sehwan, to review the arrangements for the nearing three-day 767th annual Urs celebrations of Hazrat Qalandar Lal Shahbaz. The death anniversary would take place from April 24 to April 26 at Sehwan city. The meeting was presided over by Army Brigadier, Amir Zahid. […]