Public Holiday on Sept 7 in Lahore
A public holiday has been announced by Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi to observe the annual Urs (death anniversary) of Data Ganj Bakhsh Syed Ali Hajwari on Thursday, September 7, in Lahore.
Naqvi announced the holiday on Monday after his visit to the Data Darbar in Lahore.
The Urs will last for three days, starting Tuesday and going on till Thursday. The CM states that efforts are being made to make better arrangements for the event, reports Geo.
“We also held a meeting with the commissioner about the langar khana so that everyone who attends the celebration can eat,” he said. He also stated that the best qawwals will be arranged for mehfil-e-samaa.
Plans have also been chalked out for Lahore’s traffic, with arrangements for parking facilities keeping security clearances in mind.