Syalkot (Waseem Malik)
The celebrations of Milad-un-Nabi were held with great enthusiasm in Kotli Loharan West. Twelve-day gatherings took place in mosques, a Milad procession was organized, and feast gatherings were held at various locations, while the Sharif family organized a significant program to encourage the administration with prizes and shields.
 As every year, this year too, the twelfth of Rabi-ul-Awwal was celebrated with great fervor. On the day of the twelfth of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the main procession emerged from Sultan-ul-Waizeen Mosque, led by Allama Zia-ul-Mustafa Sharifi, Allama Taha Ata-ul-Mustafa, and Hassan Jameel. On the night of the eleventh of Rabi-ul-Awwal, Ustad Jaji, Aati, and Zubair Gangi organized a grand Milad feast at Main Adda, while during the day, Hafiz Imran, Ehsan Chaudhry, Aftab, and Mithu Mehr arranged breakfast under the name of Dastarkhwan Fatima al-Zahra. Additionally, Zafar Zamsa Brothers, Iftikhar Dard, and Nika Mehr hosted a large and splendid Milad feast at Chowk Kotli Loharan, while Sufi Zahir Ahmed organized a Milad feast program at Malik Market. In the same vein, Kashif Waraich held a twelve-day Milad feast at his home in Osman Town. Bazm-e-Hafiz Taib, under the leadership of Chaudhry Farooq, Faisal Toor Advocate, Rafiq Lucky, and Muhammad Ahmad Salehri, provided a magnificent langar of halwa puri at the Sultan-ul-Waizeen stage, while Chaudhry Umair Advocate organized a large langar of halwa puri at his home in Mohalla Balowal. On the night of the eleventh of Rabi-ul-Awwal, Tehreek Minhaj-ul-Quran organized a Milad procession led by Maulana Ahsan Iqbal, Allama Abrar, and Allama Faiz Miran. On the first of Rabi-ul-Awwal, Rahman Force held a welcoming procession of Rabi-ul-Awwal from Mohalla Balowal, led by Hafiz Azhar Rahman Jami, Syed Arsalan Shah, Chaudhry Fazal Mahmood, and Allama Hakim Zia Sharifi. Under the auspices of the Milad Committee, a grand annual twelve gatherings were held in various mosques of Kotli West, presided over by Hakim Zia-ul-Mustafa Sharifi and Faisal Toor Advocate. Meanwhile, Tehreek Minhaj-ul-Quran also organized a large Milad gathering at Mosque Pir Bakhsh. Malik Saadi’s team held a Qawwali at Chowk Sana Center, with special guests Rashid Mahmood, Hafiz Majid, and Kashif Waraich. Meanwhile, Zeeshan Arif, also known as Shani, and Chaudhry Saddam Cheema organized Qawwali in Osman Town, with special guests Chaudhry Fazal Mahmood and Chaudhry Kashif Waraich. Most notably, on the night of the twelfth of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the Sharif family, under the leadership of Chaudhry Fazal Mahmood, organized an award distribution program at Jamia Mosque Thana Balowal, where awards were given to the imams of mosques working during the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal, stage organizers, and the administration that decorated the streets and markets, as well as Naat reciters. A special prize was also awarded to the Press Club Registered Kotli Loharan by Chaudhry Fazal Mahmood, which was jointly received by Rizwan Tahir Advocate, Chairman, Kamran Salehri, Vice Chairman, and Faisal Toor Advocate.