The celebrations will start with the laying of a traditional chaddar on the grave, said Minister for Auqaf Haji Ehsanuddin Qureshi while addressing a press conference at Data Darbar Complex here on Saturday. Auqaf Secretary Tariq Pasha was also present.
He said the Auqaf Department had allocated Rs8 million to provide facilities to devotees. The minister said 400 security guards and 170 volunteers of the Auqaf department would perform security duties. He said the department had installed cameras on the Darbar premises to monitor the celebrations. Camp offices of WAPDA, WASA, Civil Defence and Rescue 1122 have also been set up to facilitate devotees, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2012.
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