Tag: Muharram
PM reiterates resolve to fighting terrorists
Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervez Ashraf pledged a resolve on behalf of the nation to defeat elements threatening the lives of the innocent citizens....
Shahbaz hails security efforts for safe Muharram
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday said that, just like the previous four years, Youm-e-Ashur throughout the province was peaceful.
He expressed his gratitude...
Major crackdown against TTP on the cards
A large scale crackdown against militants linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliated terrorist outfits across the country is on the cards in...
Muharram rally bombed in DI Khan, 8 killed
At least eight people, including four children, were killed and more than two dozen others injured in a high-intensity bomb blast on Bannu Road...
32,000 security personnel to guard Muharram processions
Police have decided to shut down Lahore on the 9th and 10th of Muharram after receiving information of terrorist threats.
According to details, the police...
Shahbaz stresses on need for security and peace
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday said that Pakistan is facing serious challenges because the federal government is failing badly on all internal...
‘No firearm NOC till Muharram 11’
Sindh Additional Chief Secretary under section 144 Cr.P.C. banned carrying of weapons and nullified the directives of Sindh Home Department which authorized carrying of...
Security up to the mark?
Karachi CID SSP Chaudhry Aslam has admitted that security risks in the city have increased but vowed that security forces would clutch the terrorists...
Cell phones may go silent on 9th, 10th Muharram
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that a final decision on suspension of cellular services and a ban on use of motorbikes on the...
Police put on red alert, security beefed up
The police on Thursday beefed up security in and around all imambargahs, majalis and important locations in the province in the wake of series...
Traffic diversion plan devised for Muharram processions
A special traffic plan had been devised for the capital city to divert traffic from routes where processions would pass on the 8th and...
Anti-smoking campaign to be launched after Muharram
Rawalpindi DCO Saqib Zafar said that the Rawalpindi District Government was going to launch an operation against smoking after the month of Muharram. ...
Muharram processions taken out in Punjab, Sindh
Mourning processions were taken out in Sindh and Punjab on Thursday, amid tight security following Wednesday’s series of blasts in Karachi, Quetta, Rawalpindi and...
Another day in the ‘land of pure’
Belying lofty claims by the federal and provincial governments of putting in place foolproof security arrangements for mourning processions during the holy month of...
No sectarian friction in Pakistan, believes Malik
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday ruled out sectarian friction in the country, saying that Karachi and Quetta were being targeted through an organised...
Gaza crisis: Ban Ki-moon calls for ceasefire
The United Nation's secretary general on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire as Israel's pounding of Gaza enters its sixth day.
Ban Ki-moon said he...
KP govt to maintain peace in Muharram: chief secretary
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Secretary Ghulam Dastgir said the provincial government would make fool proof security arrangements for maintaining law and order during Muharram...
