200 Pak pilgrims to attend three-day Urs at Sirhind

Saturday, March 25, 2006, 23:04 [IST]

Fatehgarh Sahib, Mar 25 (UNI) A jatha of around 200 pilgrims from Pakistan reached Rauza Sharid, Sirhind to participate in Rauza Sharif Urs.

District administration has made elaborate arrangements for the Pakistani pilgrims who were accorded warm welcome late night The jatha led by Abdul Razak today visited village Bras today.

The three-day annual Urs, commemorated in the memory of Sheikh Ahmad Farooqui Sirhindi, will start from March 27.

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