Urs of Sufi poet begins today

Published August 26, 2006

KASUR, Aug 25: The 249th annual Urs of Punjabi mystic poet Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah is starting here on Saturday (today). The provincial Auqaf minister will offer fateha and lay chaddar at the shrine at 10:30am. The Urs will conclude on Aug 28. DCO Hashim Tareen has announced a local holiday in the district.

Meanwhile, DPO Syed Ahmad Mobeen told newsmen that the district police had made arrangements to prevent any untoward incident.

He said 16 closed-circuit televisions had been installed at the shrine and 600 policemen would be deployed in two shifts.

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