F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: The ‘Alm and Zuljinnah’ mourning processions of the 9th Muharram was peacefully concluded in all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Peshawar amid tight security arrangements by police and law enforcement agencies on Friday.
In Peshawar, the main ‘Alm and Zuljinah’ procession appeared in the morning from Imambargah Hussainia Hall on main Saddar Road and later was joined by many other processions in parts of the provincial capital amid flagellation and chest beating. The mourners passed through the prescribed routes comprising Saddar Road, Kalabari and Fawwara Chowk where the organisers arranged water, milk and drinks for the Azadars.
The religious scholars delivered special sermon on the importance of 9th Muharram, Ashura Moharram and supreme sacrifice offered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and other martyrs of Karbala. They said the matchless sacrifices of martyres of Karballa were a great source of strength and inspiration for all Muslims. After offering ‘zuhrain’ prayer, the procession culminated back at the Imambargah Hussainia Hall at Peshawar Cantonment.
Earlier, the main procession of ‘Alm and Zuljinnah’ of the 9th Muharram was brought out of the Imambargah Hussainia Hall here Friday in a peaceful manner aimed tight security arrangement by the law enforcement agencies. The participants of the procession are reciting ‘Nauhas’ to pay glowing tributes to Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and others martyrs of Karbala.
The Azadars are passing through specified route including Saddar Road, Kalabari, Fawwara Chowk and offered Zohar prayers near Fawara Chowk. They would reassemble at the Hussainia Hall in Peshawar cantonment at afternoon today. Water tanks (Sabeel) had been arranged across the route of the procession.
Before the procession, the mourners were addressed by their religious scholars delivered special sermons on the importance of the 9th Ashura Muharram and matchless sacrifice offered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and other martyrs of Karbala for supremacy of islam. They said Hazrat Imam-e-Hussain (RA) thoughts, teachings and principles are the beacon light for the mankind.
Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and honourable members of his family had laid down lives at sizzling heat at Karbala to defend and uphold glory of the great divine religion of Islam. They said great responsibilities are rest on the shoulders of Ulema, Masaikh and religious scholars to play their due role for promoting peace, brotherhood, politeness and tolerance in the society.
Heavy contingent of police and other law enforcing agencies are escorting the procession. Besides 600 policemen, snipers police were deployed at main buildings for security. The doctors, paramedical staff and ambulance service besides Rescue 1122 staffers accompanied with Azadars while TMA’s officials provided water to mourners.
The 1122 Rescue Service had set up a medical camp to provide timely treatment to the mourners in case of any emergency. The participants were allowed only after body search by the police, law enforcers and volunteers. Walkthrough gates were installed for screening of participants, and surveillance of processions was carried out through video-recording and CCTV cameras fixed for this purpose.
Besides deployment of 600 policemen and sniper shooters, the personnel of bomb disposal unit remained in high alert position and carried out security check of the routes through equipment. The entire city was virtually sealed and no vehicle was allowed to enter the area designated for mourning processions.
Many other processions of 9th Moharram were taken out from several Imambargahs including Bibi Zekri, and concluded at the originating points peacefully. The police have blocked all the entry points to the city and Saddar Raod to facilitate the mourners and avert any untoward incident.
In Haripur, which had been declared the most sensitive district for Muharram, the mourning processions concluded peacefully at the designated points. The main procession of 9th Muharram was taken out from Imambargah Imamia Sajjadia Mohallah Motian in Haripur and ended at Imambargah Qadeemia Mohalla Chowki police. The mourners from different parts of the district participated. The route had been cordoned off by the personnel of police and elite force besides law enforcers where participants passed through special security mechanism.
In Kohat, the mourners’ processions was concluded peacefully where clerics paid rich tributes to sacrifices of martyrs of Karbala and urged the Muslim Ummah to follow the footprints of the martyrs.
In Lakki Marwat, the 9th Muharram procession ended peacefully in Mohallah Sayyedan in the city. The procession taken out from Imambargah Kashana Bukhari that culminated at the starting point after passing through traditional route.
In Parachinar of Kurram district, the main mouring procession was taken out from Central Imam Bargah and passed through prescribed routes before culminated at the said place.
Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development, Sajid Hussain Turi visited the Crisis Management and Control Room at DC Office Parachinar where he was briefed about security plan of Ashura Muharram. The minister participated in the ‘Alm and Zuljinah’ procession along with the leaders of Peace Committee and also met the leaders of Markazi Imambargah, Parachinar. Deputy Commissioner Kurram, Syed Saiful Salam Shah and District Police Officer Muhammad Imran accompanied him.
In Mansehra, DI Khan, Nowshera and other districts, the 9th Moharram processions were peacefully concluded after passing through prescribed routes at flagellation and chest beating. The religious scholars paid glowing tributes to the matcless sacrifices offered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his fellows in the scorching heat of Karbala for supremacy of Islam.
9th Muharram processions peacefully conclude in KP
