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Urs of Kaka Sahib concludes

By our correspondents
May 05, 2016

NOWSHERA: The 374th Urs of Syed Kasteer Gul, known as Kaka Sahib, concluded at the Darbar Masjid in Ziarat Kaka Sahib on Wednesday.

Devotees and followers of Kaka Sahib participated in the Urs, which continued for seven day. Earthen lamps were lighted in and around the shrine to pay homage to the saint.Patron-in-chief of the Kakakhel tribe Mian Feroz Jamal Shah Kakakhel, Pakistan People’s Party leader Tariq Khattak and leaders of the Kakakhel tribe attended the concluding ceremony of the Urs.

They hoisted the flag of the shrine and changed the traditional shawl on the shrine of the saint. The speakers said that saints had spread the message of Islam in subcontinent. They said that devotees had been visiting his shrine for the last 374 years to
pay respect due to his love for humanity and fear of Allah.