706th Urs of Shah Rukn-e-Alam starts in Multan

MULTAN (92 News) – Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi inaugurated the 706th annual Urs of the Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-Alam Suhrawardi on Wednesday. The three-day Urs of the revered Sufi saint will start today i.e. January 1st and will continue upto January 3. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who is spiritual seat holder of the shrine, he opened the Urs celebrations with shower to the Mazar with rosewater. On third days a conference will be held to be addressed by prominent scholars and the Urs will end with concluding prayers. The local authorities have stepped up security for the Urs, which attended by large number of people from various parts of the country. According to officials the annual Urs attracts over 100,000 devotees of the shrine mostly from Sindh and southern districts of Punjab. Hazarat Shah Rukn-ud-din Alam Abul Fateh, commonly known as Shah Rukn-e-Alam Suhrawadi, was the grandson of Hazrat Ghous Bahauddin Zakariya. Born on Ramazan 9, 735, his forefathers had arrived from the holy city of Makkah to Multan.

Enemies of Pakistan launched hybrid war against country

On the occasion, FM Qureshi has said that enemies of Pakistan have launched hybrid war against the country aimed at creating unrest through religious and linguistic divide, but they will not succeed in their nefarious designs. Addressing first session of Hazrat Shah Ruknuddin Aalam Soharwardy [RA] Conference in Multan, he said minorities in India including Muslim community are suffering unrest and atrocities as current regime in India is following the agenda of the supremacy of Hindutva. He also prayed for the freedom of occupied Kashmir, ending the sufferings of Muslims in India, peace and stability in Afghanistan and the Middle East.