Public holiday in Sindh on Wednesday for Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s urs

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A photo from the 272nd Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai in Bhit Shah, Sindh in 2015. —Dawn/File
A photo from the 272nd Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai in Bhit Shah, Sindh in 2015. —Dawn/File

The Sindh government has declared a public holiday on Wednesday (July 29) on account of the annual urs of Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

According to the notification shared on Monday, the provincial government has declared July 29 as public holiday throughout the province for all government offices, autonomous bodies, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations and local councils under its administrative control, except for essential services.

The notification was shared by the Sindh Information Department on the social media platform X.

The three-day annual urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai is held every year from Safar 14 at his final resting place in Bhit Shah.

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