LAHORE: Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi performed the annual ghusal ceremony of the shrine of Hazrat Syed Ali Bin Usman Al-Hajveri- popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh (RA) with rose water on Monday.

Mian Aslam Iqbal, Hafiz Amaar Yasir, Rasikh Elahi, Sardar Talib Nakai, Sardar Asif Nakai, Syed Sumsam Ali Bukhari, Adviser Umar Sarfraz Cheema, Principal Secretary to CM Muhammad Khan Bhatti, IG Police Faisal Shahkar, ACS retired Capt Asadullah Khan, CCPO and prominent personalities also bathed the shrine.

The CM observed that the Sufi saints had promoted the message of societal harmony, love and peace in the subcontinent and also prayed for the peace, prosperity, stability and exaltation of the country.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2022

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