Hina visits Ajmer, Nizamuddin shrines

The foreign minister visited the shrine of renowned sufi saint Khuwaja Nizamuddin Aulia in New Delhi just before she flew to Ajmer on her way to IslamabadIndian police officials said there was Z security for the minister, but the requirements kept changing depending on the places she visited.Among the places she visited were the Indian prime ministers residence, Sonia Gandhis residence and senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advanis residence. The officials said that Hina wanted to keep Thursday absolutely free so that she could visit the shrines.Hina arrived at the Nizamuddin dargah with Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and other Pakistan delegates. She spent approximately 30 minutes there and prayed for peace between India and Pakistan.Khar first approached the shrine of noted Urdu poet Amir Khusrau and paid reverence at the main gate of the shrine and spent 5 to 7 minutes there.The minister then went to the shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia where she spent up to 15 minutes praying quietly at the main entrance.Women are not allowed inside the chambers. Khar followed a common tradition of first visiting the shrine of the disciple (Khusrau) and then that of the teacher (Nizamuddin Auliya).She also visited the shrine of Khwaja Mueenuddin Chishti in Ajmer and laid chaddar.