117 Eid Milad-un-Nabi processions to appear today

Rawalpindi:A total of 117 (registered) Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) processions will appear from different areas of Rawalpindi today (Tuesday).

All registered and non-registered (big and small) processions will start at about 8:00 am from their areas. The Deputy Commissioner (DC), Rawalpindi Hasan Waqar Cheema along with high ranking police officers visited all procession routes to check arrangements regarding of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH). The deputy commissioner has directed to remove all kinds of encroachments from bazaars. He ordered the officials concerned to ensure the implementation of the SOPs, routes and time restrictions of the processions.

Metropolitan Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) Chief Officer Imran Ali has removed all kinds of encroachments from bazaars. He has directed to lighting arrangements on all procession routes. The district administration with the help of law enforcement agencies has divided Eid Milad-un-Nabi processions into categories A, B, and C. A number of events of Mehfil-i-Naat and Milad will also be held while processions will be taken out to express love, devotion, and respect for the Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (peace be upon him). A large number of people, including religious scholars will participate in the processions. Seerat conference will also held at the district council hall where religious scholars belonging to different schools of thought, government officials, and nazims will share their views about the importance of Eid Milad-un-Nabi.