Sindh announces holiday on Youm e Farooq (RA)

According to the spokesperson for the CM House, the decision was made upon demands by religious clerics for a public holiday on first of Muharram.

Devotees around the world observe Muharram 1 as the Day of Martyrdom of the Second Caliph of Muslims, Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA) with religious sanctity.

Seminars and conferences are held on the day to highlight events from the life of Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA).