Six die, dozens faint at Rohri procession

Three of the 6 deceased mourners passed away during an attempt to pay homage to martyrs of Karbala

ROHRI:

Six mourners passed away due to suffocation and dozens were rendered unconscious during the 9th Muharram procession in the city of Rohri, Sindh.

According to Edhi sources, three of the six deceased mourners who passed away during an attempt to pay homage to martyrs of Karbala have been identified.

They include Dil Sher, son of Morzada and a resident of Guddu, Hasan Pathan, a resident of Sukkur Local Board, and Mansoor, son of Bashir Ahmed and a resident of Halani. Rescue aid sources stated that the dead and injured were shifted to Taluka Hospital, following which a large number of people also reached the hospital.

Strict security measures are being taken across the country as mourners observe the 9th of Muharram with due solemnity and sanctity in memory of the seventh-century martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Published in The Express Tribune, August 9^th, 2022.