Muharram moon sighted, Ashura on Nov 4
The moon sighting marks the beginning of a new Islamic year, which starts from October 26 .
Special security measures have been taken with regard to the activities that take place during the holy month and contingents of police have been deployed in sensitive cities.
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Now why wouldn't the "ulema e ikram" from Peshawar not sight this moon before the rest of the country !!??
I wonder this Muharram how many Shia Muslims are going to be killed by their Sunni Muslim co-religionist solely for Muslim religion motivated reasons that have to do with nothing more than practicing their shared faith, Islam.
It is truly absurd that Pakistan, a self-proclaimed “Islamic Republic”, “Ideological Muslim State”, “Citadel of Islam”, “Sole Islamic Nuclear Weapon Power” and “Safe Haven for the Muslims of The Indian Sub-Continent”; time and again witnesses Muslims getting slaughtered for nothing more than being Muslim!
Why is it that despite all the grand Islamic titles that Pakistan has bestowed upon herself, Muslims are unable to practice their own religion in safety in Pakistan?
Ironical that Pakistan’s founder Mr. M.A. Jinnah would not have enjoyed an assured prospect of survival following {his original?} Shia sect of Islam in Pakistan and that he would have substantially improved his survival prospects by remaining in India.