(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Asima Mamdoot the member of provincial assembly of Punjab and the head of religious affairs committee of Haram Bibi Pakdamna, during meeting with Abbas Famori the director of Iranian cultural house in Lahore; revealed the history of this sanctuary and said that the sanctuary of Syeda Ruqiya bint-e-Ali known by the name of Bibi Pakdamna has remained the focus of pilgrims of Ahl-e-Bait (A.S) for more than a thousand years but with the passage of time people have occupied the land around the sanctuary due to the negligence of the officials of Punjab government and now just two canals of land have left for the sanctuary.
According to the public relations report of Islamic culture and guidance ministry, she added that the religious affairs committee of Bibi Pakdamna had taken steps for the rebuilding of this sanctuary for the convenience of pilgrims in 2006 and it required the surrounded land but it cannot succeeded in this issue and after the disappointment form the Punjab government; this committee has made dialogue with president and prime minister, in which they have promised cooperation and support and they have allocated money from the Prime Minister fund for the reconstruction of this sanctuary.
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