Punjab's Auqaf minister visits Data Darbar

LAHORE: Punjab Auqaf Minister Pir Syed Saeedul Hassan Shah on Sunday visited the shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh RA and prayed for the peace, progress, prosperity of the country in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Officials said that the minister reviewed the renovation and construction work in the Darbar and its surroundings during the visit. He further said that cooperation of religious leadership for creating awareness about the precautionary measures against COVID-19 was proving helpful.

He maintained that Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and the provincial government were grateful to said leadership for playing their proper role in this regard. The minister remarked, “If the support of the people would continue, the lockdown would be lifted soon.”

He appealed to the citizens to follow preventive measures against this virus to protect their lives.

The minister highlighted that Darbar would be opened for devotees soon after the end of the lockdown.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 13^th, 2020.