Lahore Declares Local Holiday on August 4 for Data Ganj Bakhsh UrsPunjab government announces a local holiday in Lahore on August 4. District government offices will remain closed for Data Ganj Bakhsh Urs. Punjab Civil Secretariat and provincial offices will continue normal operations. The Punjab government has declared a local holiday in Lahore on Monday, August 4, to mark the annual Urs celebrations of the revered Sufi saint Hazrat Ali Hajveri, widely known as Data Ganj Bakhsh. The annual Urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh attracts thousands of devotees from across Pakistan, with special religious gatherings and security arrangements taking place in Lahore during the celebrations.