Showing posts with label chehlum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chehlum. Show all posts

Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Pillion riding ban likely further extended

KARACHI: Karachi police has recommended for further extension in the ban on motorcycle pillion riding, while the Sindh Assembly lawmakers in the previous Assembly session had slammed the ban.

Pillion riding was banned in the city in the last week of last year November after violence and later it was kept extended until February 19. Following Muharram and Chehlum, Karachi police has now recommended the ban to be extended up to 12th Rabiul Awwal.

source : jang.com.pk

Sunday, 15 February 2009

Millions of mourners attending Imam Hussain chehlum in Karbala

KARBALA: Millions of mourners have gathered in Iraqi city of Karbala to observe the chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain.

After dozens of people were killed in three successive attacks at the mourners during the last few days, the government has taken strict security measures and deployed 40,000 Iraqi army troops in Karbala where millions of mourners are taking part in the chehlum.

They are expressing their feelings of sorrow and sadness through performing sozkhani and chestbeating over the martyrdom of Imam Hussain.

Hazrat Hussain along with his sons and other family members and friends was martyred by Yazid’s army on Muharram 10, 0061 Hijrah.