Karachi: The yome-ashore procession are heading towards its destination along with its traditional fixed path in Karachi.
The procession will culminate in evening at Hussania Irania Imam Bargah while crossing all the fixed traditional routes.
Mobile services are partially suspended in many areas while pillion ridding also banned today , while a ban also imposed on display of arms and ammunition, heli-cam and flying drone.
The main procession emerged from Nishtar Park and after passing through its traditional routes, will conclude at Husainian Iranian Imambargah in Kharadar.
Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi addressed the majlis at Nishtar park after which the procession started with the Butrab Scouts in the lead.
The mourning procession would have the effigies of the coffins of the martyrs of Karbala, the horses decorated like Zuljinah, the horse of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), and cradles of babies slain in the event.
As per tradition, the matam associations will perform self-flagellation with chains and knives and beat their chest. Sabeels of water and milk have been placed in the main procession routes while food distribution and niaz and tabaruk will also be distributed.
More than 200 commandos from the Security Services Unit (SSU) have been deployed at different location in the metropolitan for the security of mourners during the holy month of Muharram.
According to a spokesperson from the DIG Security and Emergency Services Division, SSU commandos, including females, have been strategically deployed at various locations, including mourning processions, Imambargahs, congregational sites, sensitive areas, and procession routes. This deployment aims to ensure the safety and security of all citizens.
Expert marksmen are positioned atop high-rise buildings along the procession routes to provide additional security cover. The SSU headquarters is monitoring the processions through CCTV cameras. Moreover, a specialised command and control unit equipped with modern surveillance technology is closely monitoring the events.
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah along with several ministers of his cabinet visited the procession.
