The Punjab government has announced a local holiday in Lahore district on Tuesday, August 4, to mark the 983rd annual Urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (RA). According to a notification issued Monday by the Punjab Services and General Administration Department, a local public holiday will be observed across Lahore district on August 4, 2026, in connection with the 983rd Annual Urs Mubarak of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (RA). The notification said the holiday will apply only to district-level and subordinate offices located within Lahore district. However, it said the holiday will not apply to the Punjab Civil Secretariat, its attached departments or regional offices. The CCPO said security will remain on high alert at all entry and exit points across Lahore.