Punjab finalises security and facilities for 983rd Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh

Speaking after personally visiting and conducting detailed inspections of the Milk Sabeel (Dhood Sabeel), the specially set up Marquee for pilgrims

LAHORE: The Secretary/Chief Administrator Auqaf Punjab, Dr. Ehsan Bhutta, has announced that the three-day celebrations marking the 983rd annual Urs Mubarak of Hazrat Ali Hajveri (RA), popularly known as Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (RA), are commencing today (August 2–4) with profound reverence, bringing together hundreds of thousands of devotees from Lahore, across the country, and abroad.

Speaking after personally visiting and conducting detailed inspections of the Milk Sabeel (Dhood Sabeel), the specially set up Marquee for pilgrims’ Langar, overall Langar distribution logistics, and the Smaa event arrangements, Dr. Bhutta stated that under the special directives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif and the continuous monitoring of Chief Secretary Punjab, the Auqaf Department, alongside DG Religious Affairs Punjab Hafiz Anees-ur-Rehman, district administration, and security agencies, has finalized foolproof security, traffic management, dedicated parking, clean drinking water sabeels, medical camps, ambulance services, control rooms, help desks, and separate facilities for women, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities to provide a peaceful spiritual environment.

He highlighted that the three-day event will feature Quran recitations, Khatam-e-Khwajgan, Naat assemblies, spiritual Smaa sessions, Qawwali, Dhikr, academic conferences, and Qirat competitions attended by prominent scholars, Mashaikhs, and Qaris. Emphasizing that the saint’s timeless teachings preach divine love, peace, tolerance, and service to humanity, Dr. Bhutta reiterated the Punjab

Government’s vision to transform Data Darbar into an exemplary model shrine equipped with modern amenities, strictly warning that no negligence will be tolerated in public facilities as facilitating millions of pilgrims is both a sacred honor and a primary duty for the Auqaf Department.