Tessori to talk to PM, Sindh CM for holiday on 11th Rabiul Awwal

Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori will talk to both the prime minister and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah for also announcing 11th Rabiul Awwal as a public holiday in connection with the Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations.

He said this while speaking to media persons on Wednesday after chairing a meeting at the Governor House on preparations for Eid Milad-un-Nabi. The meeting was attended by Balochistan Governor Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail and religious scholars.

He announced that a grand event would be held at the Governor House on the occasion of 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal on September 17, featuring special illumination and an open house for the public.

He said he would discuss the possibility of declaring public holidays on both the 11th and 12th Rabiul Awwal with the prime minister and Sindh chief minister.

The religious scholars who attended the meeting included Maulana Kaukab Okarawi, Jameel Rathore, Shahid Ghouri, Shabbir Abu Talib, Bilal Saleem Qadri, Sarwat Ejaz Qadri, Mufti Muhammad Nazir Jan, Ahmed Raza, Maulana Yaqoob Attari, Maulana Adil Attari, Maulana Muhammad Akbar, Muhammad Naveed Abbasi, Abdul Qadir Noorani and Allama Ashraf.

The meeting assessed the arrangements for processions, gatherings and rallies scheduled for the religious occasion.

He expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to serve the people, noting that his appointment as the governor coincided with the 12th Rabiul Awwal. He emphasised the significance of the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birth as a turning point that dispelled ignorance from the world.

Later, speaking to the media, he mentioned that religious scholars had proposed the idea of public holidays on both 11th and 12th Rabiul Awwal, and he planned to discuss the proposal with the prime minister and Sindh chief minister.