Overview
- The Sindh government issued an official notification declaring a public holiday across the province for the annual urs of Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
- The holiday covers provincial government offices, autonomous and semi‑autonomous bodies, corporations and local councils under Sindh’s administration.
- Essential services are excluded from the holiday so hospitals, emergency responders and other critical functions will continue to operate.
- The Sindh Information Department published the notification on its X account, using social media to circulate the formal government notice.
- The urs at the Bhit Shah shrine is a long‑standing religious and cultural observance that typically draws thousands of devotees and can affect local travel and public arrangements.