Ashura

Multan Waste Management Company (MWMC) will ensure cleanliness along the routes

Robbers cut hole in wall of adjacent shop they had rented for heist

Law enforcers used CCTV cameras to monitor security arrangements

DPO lauds police personnel and district administration

he RPO Multan said over 8,000 policemen and lady police officials were deployed

He says that personnel’s spirits were high despite the heat, long hours and the terror threat

Ashura observed with due solemnity to pay homage to sacrifices rendered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA)

President Alvi urges people to act according to the teachings of Imam Hussain

Tragedy is primarily transmitted through oral tradition that manifests itself via a bevy of visual representations

He says to make special arrangements for cleanliness around Imambargahs

Price of live chicken has increased up to Rs185 per kilogramme (kg) against Rs150 a few weeks ago

Rawalpindi’s major procession to be held on Muharram 10

Cellular services suspended, additional troops deployed

Muharram 9 processions conclude peacefully amid partial closure of cellular services

Security on high alert across Pakistan; sensitive areas cordoned off; aerial surveillance, CCTV monitoring ongoing

Mourners mark the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his 72 loyal companions at Karbala

DC office notification confirms militant attack threat; provincial capital on high alert

Women officers to be deployed, BDU to check procession routes multiple times

Security goals set two months prior to Ashura

Police say 4,000 officials and 2,000 volunteers were on duty during Muharram 9 and 10

Foolproof security, cellular services suspended across cities, towns

Aleem tells officials to remain vigilant till all processions are concluded

Route of main procession completely sealed, police chief orders aerial, CCTV and drone monitoring

5,200 police officers, 2,000 FC personnel deployed in Quetta to avoid any untoward incident

Cellular services suspended as junior interior minister keeps high-ups on toes

Muharram is the month of mourning for the seventh-century martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA)

Police placed on high alert, thousands deployed to secure processions, mosques and imambargahs

Officials say a large number of security personnel will be deployed in Quetta

No traffic will be allowed from Peer Makki U-turn to Lower Mall

Cellular services will remain suspended along procession routes

Ashura arrangements finalised

District administrations ban pillion riding, display of arms

PES provided 24-hour emergency medical aid to the mourning processions in all tehsils of the Rawalpindi

K-P government has declared Peshawar, Hangu, Kohat and Dera Ismail Khan as most sensitive districts

Alternate routes would be made to facilitate the motorists in different areas

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak urged upon the people to keep unity and harmony among their rank

Cellular service remains open; various roads in Sectors G-6 and G-7 blocked

Urge the nation to follow the path of Imam Hussain (RA)

estimates put the size of the Shia community at between 10-20 per cent of the population

Special beds have been arranged for injured of 'zanjeerzani'

Here are some key facts about Ashura

Use of drones and sale of toy guns also banned

The sighting of new crescent moon will mark the beginning of new Hijri year 1439 from Friday

Another major mourning procession would be taken out at Taxila on Friday

To avoid security lapses, sniffer dogs and bomb disposal squads cleared the procession routes

More than 28,000 majalis, 7,500 processions take place safely across province

UN in Afghanistan called attack an ‘atrocity’ and put death toll at 18 on Wednesday

Shiites around the world take part in commemorations marking the mourning period of Ashura

'...the atmosphere of this match must be 100 percent in line with Ashura'

The security alert is meant to avert any threat of terror attack on the religious gatherings