LAHORE:
The city district government on Wednesday notified a ban on pillion riding on Ramazan 20-21, as a security measure for Youm-i-Ali, when Shias will take out a procession to mark the martyrdom of Hazart Ali (RA).
The ban will be imposed under Section 144 and will apply to a one kilometre perimeter around the procession, which will be taken out from the Mubarik Haveli to Karbala Gamay Shah.
The government has warned violators of “strict action”.
The ban will not apply to women riding pillion. DCO Noorul Amin Mengal has visited the Walled City to review security arrangements. Walk through gates and CCTV cameras have been installed along the route.
New security measures have been put in place this year. City police will check houses located along the route.
In the past, residents living along the route were required to submit a clearance certificate to security personnel, undertaking that no suspect lived with them. SP city will also walk with the procession this year.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2012.
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@Angel Actually what Pak1 said was very rational.
"say bad things about Khalifas" All he said was that king umar had a beard like may of his pagan kinsmen, or is this something that you deny?
@Angel: what made you call me an extremist shia who say bad about sahaba? All i said was how "similar rituals can look a like" from other side we love to hate. So we better not judge and pass certificates of Islam. Let Allah be the judge at Roz-e-Qiamat.
The state refuses to crackdown on hardline Wahhabi/Salafi/Deoband/Sunni extremist militants and can onlly resort to such short-term half-measures to avoid anti-Shia sectarian attacks based on anti-Shia bigoted views, which has become the norm.
Some people have big misconceptions about the Shias.
Anyways coming to this story, they have to ban pillion riding for couple of days. I wonder why they had to do that, thats the tragic part
@Truth bites: and Khalifa umer had the beard too as the abu jhail."How similar" that was
@Truth bites: So the butchering of shia muslims by taliban is the true face of islam
@Truth bites: so does the Hajj. Please educate all about how it is similar to hindu's rituals of "going to a holy journey' known as yatra, wearing Ahraam like a Sadhu wear safron clothing, kissing hajr-e-aswad and Kaaba like an idol, throwing stones on shaitan's idol like a hindu would do to rawaaN or whatever they potray as shaitaan.
Please keep in mind the clear instructions in quran to not to say even bad about other people's idols cause they may retaliate. So, my suggestion is to keep your opinions to yourself. No one oppointed you to be the guardian of Islam.
@Truth bites: Brother we are Muslims because we born in Muslim family. We are shia, sunny or any other sect because we are born in such family. We do what we inherit and because its a matter of religion, its not something can be changed. Everyone thinks we are right and others are wrong. So it better we respect each other rituals. Otherwise our country would be so divided that enemies of this country will divide in pieces.
Religion is a private thing and i think everybody should respect each other's religion.
How similar to Hindus this ritual is....no relation with islam