Summary Tight security arrangements were made for the Ashura processions and gatherings.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Youm-e-Ashura was observed to pay homage to Hazrat Imam Hussain {Razi Allah-ho-Anho} and his companions who laid down their lives in Karbala for the cause of truth.
Ulema and Zakireen at Zuljinnah and Tazia processions highlighted the philosophy of the great sacrifice offered by Karbala martyrs.
They observed that Imam Aali Muqam and his companions sacrificed their lives for the sake of Islam and the world will always remember them. They pledged to follow the footprints of the great martyrs of Karbala.
In Rawalpindi‚ main Zuljinah procession of Ashura was taken out from Imam Bargah Colonel Maqbool Hussain under strict security vigilance.
After passing through its traditional route‚ the procession culminated at Imambargah Qadeemi.
At least 10 persons were killed and several injured in a clash near a mourning procession at Fawara Chowk of Raja Bazar in Rawalpindi.
Shops of a cloth market were also set on fire while military took control of the area to bring the situation under control.
In Punjab‚ the main Shabeeh-e-Zuljinnah procession which was taken out from Nisar Haveli in Lahore last night. The procession after going through its traditional routes ended peacefully at Karbala Gamey Shah where Sham-e-Ghariban gathering was held.
Similar Alam‚ Tazia and Zuljinnah processions were also taken out in Faisalabad‚ Sargodha‚ Gujranwala‚ Jhang Multan‚ Bahawalpur‚ Gujrat and other cities of the province.
In Sindh‚ the main Ashura procession whih emerged from Nishtar Park has terminated at Hossania Imam Bargah in Kharadar.
Ashura processions were also taken out in Hyderabad‚ Sukkur and Larkana.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ one dozen Alam and Zuljinnah processions were taken out from various imambargahs in Peshawar. The main procession was brought out from Imambargah Koocha Risaldaar Qissa Khwani Bazaar.
Ashura processions were also taken out in Dera Ismail Khan‚ Abbottabad‚ Bannu‚ Kohat and other districts of the province.
In FATA‚ the main procession was taken out from Markazi Imambargah Parachinar.
In Balochistan‚ the main Ashura procession was taken out in Quetta from Imambargah Alamdar road. Zuljinah and Taazia processions were also taken out in other big and small towns of the province.
In Azad Kashmir‚ Ta azia‚ Alam and Zuljinnah processions emerged from different Imambargahs.
The main procession in‚ Muzaffarabad was taken out from Markazi Imambargah Pir Ilam Shah Bokhari which after passing through its traditional route culminated at the same place. Later‚ Majlis-e-Sham-e-Ghareeban was also held at Markazi Imambargah.
In Gilgit-Baltistan‚ the main procession in Gilgit was brought out from Jamia Imamia Mosque.
Tight security arrangements were made for the Ashura processions and gatherings in all the cities and small towns.
