Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Governor Kamran Khan Tessori on Saturday bade farewell to Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Jamaat, at the Old Terminal of the Karachi airport on Saturday at the conclusion of his visit to Pakistan.
Sindh Minister for Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro accompanied the CM. Before flying, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin prayed for the prosperity and security of the people of Pakistan and across the world.
Syedna, on the invitation of the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, had arrived on July 4 and was received by the chief minister.
The governor, in his interaction with the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, before the latter’s departure, thanked him for visiting Pakistan during the month of Muharram and praying for the prosperity of Pakistan.
He said it was his earnest desire that the Dawoodi Bohra community leader should visit Pakistan every year in Muharram. Syedna said that he would always remember the exceptional show of respect, love, and affection, by the people of Pakistan in his visit. He, on the special request of the governor, also prayed for Pakistan to secure the ability to retire its debts at the earliest.
Earlier on Friday night, the CM called on Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin and presented him with three copies of over 150-year-old handwritten Tafseer-e-Quran and khutbas of Bohra Jamaat leaders. Syedna thanked the CM for such beautiful handwritten old and rare books.