June 25, 2026.
Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, attended as the Chief Guest the dignified and spiritually uplifting ceremony of the 983rd Annual Ghusl Mubarak of the sacred shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (RA), organized by the Punjab Auqaf Organization.The ceremony was attended by Minister for Auqaf Chaudhry Shafay Hussain, Minister for Health Khawaja Salman Rafique, Minister for Housing Mr.Bilal Yasin, Chairman, Religious Affairs Committee, Data Darbar, Mr.Ali Dar, Chairman LDA Mian Marghoob Ahmed, Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Mr.Nabeel Javed, Secretary/Chief Administrator Auqaf Punjab Dr. Ehsan Bhatta, Secretary Home Mr.Ahmad Javed Qazi, Secretary Excise Mr.Masood Mukhtar, CCPO Lahore Mr.Bilal Siddique Kamyana, DIG Operations Mr.Faisal Kamran, Deputy Commissioner Lahore Captain (Retd.) Muhammad Ali Ejaz, along with other members of the Religious Affairs Committee, senior officers of the Auqaf Department, distinguished religious scholars, Mashaikh, Sajjada Nashins, and a large number of devotees.During the sacred Ghusl Mubarak ceremony, the Deputy Prime Minister, accompanied by the provincial ministers and Pakistan's eminent religious scholars, Mashaikh, and Sadaat, had the honour of ceremonially washing the blessed shrine with Arq-e-Gulab. On the occasion, special prayers were offered for the peace, security, stability, progress, and prosperity of Pakistan, national unity, and the welfare and well-being of the Muslim Ummah.