Hawzah News Agency-Majlis and mourning gatherings (chest beating) are being held in different city Imambargahs to commemorate the Karbala incident and highlight the message of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions.

Alam and Tazia processions are being taken out from different Imambargahs and they marched through their respective and traditional routes peacefully.

-LAHORE-

The main Zuljinnah procession was taken out from Haveli Alif Shah inside Delhi Gate in the morning and passed through its traditional route before concluding at Karbala Gamay Shah late in the night.

The route of the main procession included Masjid Wazir Khan, Rang Mehal, Sunehri Masjid, Tehsil Bazar, Novelty Chowk, Bhatti Gate and Karbala Gamay Shah.

Strict security measures were taken to safeguard the processions and no one was allowed entry in the procession without frisking and metal detector checking and walk-through gates.

The main procession is scheduled to reach at culmination point Gamay Shah late in night after the Urs proceedings of Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh.

Majlis will be held at Karbala Gamay Shah after the culmination of the procession.

The provincial government had announced a public holiday.

-KARACHI-

Stringent security checks were put in place in Karachi as participants and mourners of Chehlum processions paid homage to Hazrat Imam Husain (AS) and other martyrs of Karbala.

The main chehlum procession in Karachi will be taken out from Nishtar Park today and will conclude at Hussainiya Irania Imambargah Kharadar.

The Sindh government has already imposed a two-day ban on pillion-riding of motorbike in different cities as part of security measures.

Police and Rangers personnel had been deployed on the route of the main procession with an additional deployment of security staff equipped with snipers on the rooftops of buildings.

Walkthrough gates and CCTV cameras had been installed to ensure foolproof security for the mourners.

Moreover, 17,950 police personnel will perform the security duty.  As many as 5,727 police officers and jawans would be deployed for the security of the main procession in the city at M.A Jinnah Road.

The avenues of the processions were combed by personnel of the Bomb Disposal Squad with the help of sniffer dogs. Traffic on all leading thoroughfares thinned out as major markets and shops along the procession route remained shut.

Some 100 big and small processions will be taken out while 460 Majalis will be held.

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