Tag: Muharram

Care for some donors’ biscuits, anyone?

For five-year-old Haider Ali, the visit to his relatives in Jhol, Sanghar district on the Ashura holidays was a memorable one, as he returned...

Peaceful Ashura: Citizens can ride pillion again

The ban on pillion riding has been lifted after the peaceful passage of Ashura in Karachi, announced Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan on Wednesday. In...

Ashura procession ends peacefully

Passing through its traditional routes amid heavy contingents of law enforcers, the main Ashura procession concluded peacefully on Tuesday, despite a minor blast near...

Malik grateful of Taliban for Muharram peace

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday expressed gratefulness to the Taliban for maintaining peace during the holy month of Muharram on his appeal. Speaking...

Muharram security tougher with over 60 ‘blind eyes’

Even though Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan has acknowledged that Ashura processions in the city are vulnerable to terrorist attacks, more than 60 closed-circuit...

Plenty of manpower and technology… now that’s a Muharram security plan

The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have chalked out a strict security plan for Muharram 9 and 10 to avert any untoward incident in the...

Police control rooms set up across Rawalpindi division

Central control rooms, set up in Rawalpindi Division by the administration and police under the special directives of the Punjab government, are monitoring the...

Over 10,000 cops to guard 1,777 majalis, 448 processions in Rawalpindi

As many as 10,324 police personnel have been deputed to ensure security of around 1,777 Muharram majalis and 448 processions being held in the...

Pillion riding banned on Youm-e-Ashur

The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) imposed a ban on pillion riding for Youm-e-Ashur but women and children under eight years are exempted from...

City prepares to mourn Karbala martyrs

The city appears sad and in a state of mourning, as Muharram-related events gain momentum with two days left until Youm-e-Ashur. The black colour...

Relying on KMC for surveillance, will Home Dept pull it off?

The provincial home minister has declared the next 72 hours crucial owing to possible terror attacks in the city but the law enforcement agencies...

Rescue 1122 on alert during Ashura

Director General Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Dr Rizwan Naseer reviewed the arrangements for providing emergency medical cover to the mourning processions during Moharram-ul-Harram...

Foolproof security for 9-10th Muharram in Karachi

The main gatherings and processions on 9th and 10th of Muharram will be monitored with hidden cameras. According to the security paln of Sindh home...

Army, Rangers deployed in Chakwal

Rangers and Pakistan army troops reached Chakwal and started patrolling the roads. Punjab government has declared Chakwal district as most sensitive city during Muharram....

Security in Muharram

The holy month of Muharram comes every year and the interior ministry holds high level meetings before the commencement of this month at each...

Police trainees deployed for Muharram security

The training programmes at the Police Training Schools in Sihala and Chuhang have been suspended on temporary basis, while the under-training staff and officers...

Hospitals to remain on alert during Muharram: Health Dpt

The Punjab Health Department has issued instructions to all Executive District Officers (EDOs) (H) in Punjab, principals of autonomous medical institutions and Medical Superintendents...