PESHAWAR: The first mourning procession of Muharram was taken out here on Monday amid tight security.

The procession started from Imambargah Bawa Fazal Hussain, and after passing through its traditional routes, culminated at Imambargah Agha Syed Mustafa Shah in Mohallah Jhangi.

The mourners paid tributes to the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions in Karbala, Iraq.

All the trade activities on the routes of the mourning procession were closed, while the city police provided foolproof security to the mourners.

The residents also arranged beverages and other drinks to serve the mourners and devotees.

Meanwhile, SSP operations Kashif Aftab Abbasi inspected security arrangements in various bazaars and routes of the mourning processions.

He directed further enhancing security at all the entry and exit points, especially keeping strict vigilance on the people entering the city.

He said armoured vehicles have been parked at various sensitive points of the district in order to maintain peace and security during Muharram, adding snap checking was being conducted at different places to ensure peace during the holy month.

Published in Dawn, August 2nd, 2022

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