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Sehwan’s Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Urs Ends Peacefully as Sindh CM Cites 3 Million Pilgrims

Officials credited heavy deployments for the calm finish, announcing a wheat procurement request, a price-control strategy, a judicial inquiry.

Overview

  • Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah officiated the closing ceremony at the Sehwan shrine after offering fateha.
  • Authorities reported over 5,000 police and 300 Rangers on duty with CCTV and drone surveillance, saying the three-day gathering ended without incident.
  • The chief minister said roughly three million devotees attended and noted plans to further strengthen arrangements as attendance grows.
  • He announced a strategy to curb wheat and flour prices before Ramazan and said Sindh has asked the federal government to purchase one million tons of wheat.
  • He said a judicial inquiry has been ordered into alleged extrajudicial killings, while officials highlighted a planned nursing school, vocational training and relief activities at a shrine medical camp.