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Punjab Minister for Auqaf Sahibzada Saeed-ul-Hassan Shah announced that Punjab government would establish Sufi University in Lahore to promote the education of Sufism and Sufi Research Council would also be constituted to translate the teachings of Sufia Karam into different languages.

He was talking to the newsmen here at local Auqaf office during his visit on Wednesday.

Provincial Minister for Social Welfare & Baitul Maal Ch Ajmal Cheema, Zonal Administrative Auqaf Ayyaz Mehmud Lashari, Zonal Khateeb Qari Fateh Muhammad were also present on the occasion.

The minister said that the Islamic saints taught the teachings of Quran and Sunnah in their simple and understandable language to the people.

He said that special steps were being taken to look after the shrines of saints to provide the better facilities to their followers and visitors.

He informed that the shrine of Hazrat Baba Fareed uddin Ganj Shakar would be made model by the Punjab

government while Baba Fareed Tower would also be established there for the facility of foreign visitors and world class accommodation would be provided to them. He said all the properties of Auqaf were being protected and would be utilized as per real objectives.

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