Karbala incident teaches Muslims to demonstrate unity: Bilour
PESHAEAR: NWFP Senior Minister and Parliamentary Leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Bashir Ahmad Bilour on Wednesday said the Karbala incident t
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Food, soft drinks served during Ashura abundantly
RawalpindiJust like other sacred Muslim days round the year, the month of Muharram and especially its first ten days have traditions peculiar
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Youm-e-Ashur today
ISLAMABAD: Youm-e-Ashur 10th Muharram-ul-Haram will be observed with great reverence and religious fervour all over the country and in Azad Kashmir today (Thursday) to pay homage to Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions for the supreme sacrifices rendered by them for the cause of truth, justice and righteousness. Alams, Zuljinnah and thousands of mourning processions and Tazias will appear in federal capital, provincial capitals and all major and small cities of the country. Over 110,000 officers and personnel of the Punjab police will perform duties in 35 districts of the province to maintain law and order. Rescue 1122 has also been put on high alert in Rawalpindi on the eve of Youm-e-Ashur and Rangers have also been called in. Stringent security measures have been taken across the country to protect processions and Majalis. Elaborate arrangements have been made to provide medical aid to Azadaran. Ambulances will remain present on the occasion. Leaves of all police officials, bomb disposal squad, medical and paramedical staff of district headquarters hospitals and Edhi centers have been cancelled.
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Sardar Yaqoob vows to serve AJK masses with new zeal
MUZAFFARABAD: The newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Haji Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, vowed on Wednesday to serve the masses of
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Demand to stop power supply to Karachi
LAHORETHE Punjab Water Council has strongly demanded that Punjab should not be deprived of its due share of electricity and the transfer of 70
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Ashura-e-Muharram being observed today in Rawalpindi
RawalpindiAshura-e-Muharram will be observed today (Wednesday) with religious zeal and fervour here like elsewhere in the country to commemora
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P for Pasha, P for peace
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Ummah urged to unite against imperialist forces
Karachi The central procession of Tasua (9th of Muharram) passed peacefully on Wednesday amidst tight security as all the entry and exit point
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Commuters suffer due to shortage of buses
KarachiThousands of citizens suffered a great deal of inconvenience on Tuesday due to a shortage of public transport vehicles. Meanwhile, scor
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Dozens of processions brought out in Pindi
Rawalpindi: Dozens of local mourning processions were brought out here on 9th of Muharrum-ul-Haraam to commemorate the great sacrifices rendered by Im
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