The central Muharram mourning procession in Karachi left Nishtar Park towards its destination at Hussainiya Iraniyan Imam Bargah in Kharadar on Saturday amid tight security, according to police.
Earlier in the week, Karachi Traffic Police issued a traffic plan for 8-10th Muharram, outlining the procession routes as well as alternative traffic flows.
Stringent security measures are being taken across the country, such as army deployment as well as a crackdown on sectarian content and hate mongers, ahead of Ashura (Muharram 10), which will be observed tomorrow.
“At 1:29pm, The 9th Muharram-Ul-Haram procession has [departed] from Nishtar Park,” the Karachi Police said in an alert.
Cellular services were also suspended in the areas adjoining the procession’s route, according to a letter by the Sindh IGP.
Earlier in the day, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, along with Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Senator Waqar Mehdi and Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon, reviewed the security arrangements for the 9th Muharram processions at various locations in the city.
Home Minister Lanjar directed the law enforcement agencies to take foolproof security measures, according to the press release.
Lanjar, along with Mayor Wahab, met with the organisers of the 9th Muharram central procession.
On Friday, more than 5,500 police personnel were deployed across Karachi for the security of 8th Muharram processions.
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