Auqaf Dept spending millions for renovation, construction of mosques, shrines.

LAHORE -- Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister Syed Rafaqat Ali Gilani said on Thursday that the Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department was implementing various projects of renovation and construction of shrine courts and mosques throughout the province. In the current financial year's budget, Rs 680 million had been allocated for 24 schemes for reconstruction and maintenance of mosques and shrines, managed by the Auqaf Department Punjab. Also, he added, 19 ongoing schemes and one new scheme under the district development package had been allocated Rs 607.439 million. Four new schemes would be completed with Rs 72.561 million, the special assistant said. Rafaqat Gilani said the department was working on crafts of the old tradition of decorating Sufi shrines, mosques with fresco-work, tile-work, woodwork...