The 702th urs of great saint Hazrat Shah Ruknuddin Alam began here on Sunday.
Caretaker of the shrine Mukhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi gave traditional bath to the mausoleum with rose water and inaugurated the ceremonies.
The three-day ceremonies would be participated by noted scholars and Mashiakh, including Allama Mazhar Saeed Kazmi, Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Khawaja Nasurul Mehmood, Pir Khalid Sultan, Qari Ahmed Mian, Pir Wajahat Hussain Gillani, Moinuddin Koreja, Shiekh Ahmed Debagh, Muhammad Azam, Syed Ali Shah , Allama Farooq Saeedi and Dr Siddique Khan Qadir.
During the first session of the urs, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Allama Farooq Khan Saeedi and other Ulema urged the masses to follow teachings of saints. On this occasion, tight security arrangements were made.