Shrine mosque in state of disrepair.

BAHAWALPUR -- The historic mosque of Hazrat Sher Shah Syed Jalaludin Surkhposh Bokhari's mausoleum in Uch Sharif has been closed for the last several months because of rickety roof.

The mosque's roof collapsed a few months ago and the Auqaf department has failed to have it repaired due to which devotees have been deprived of the facility.

The mosque was of great importance during the pre-Islamic period as Muhammad bin Qasim and many saints had stayed in this mosque to spread the message of Islam in the subcontinent. For this reason, the devotees and the visitors to the shrine attach great respect to this mosque.

The Auqaf department had given a contract for the repair work of the roof but the contractor during the past months left it incomplete.

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