Holiday on 9th

Published January 6, 2012

Doors of the Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s shrine. - File Photo

KARACHI: The government of Sindh has declared Jan 9 as public holiday throughout the province on account of Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.

An official statement issued here on Thursday said the government of Sindh had declared Safar 14th, 1433, (Jan 9) as public holiday throughout Sindh on the occasion of Urs of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai for all offices, autonomous, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations and local councils under the administrative control of the Sindh government.—APP

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