KARACHI, Jul 17 (APP):The main mourning procession of Ashura-e-Muharram, after emerging from Nishter Park amid ample security arrangements marched its traditional route and peacefully concluded at Husainian Iranian Imambargah Kharadar here on Wednesday.
Prominent scholar Allama Shehenshah Hussian Naqvi addressed the participants of the main Majlis held earlier at Nishter Park.
Scouts also provided assistance to the police and rangers deployed in connection with the security arrangements of the procession.
Earlier, the team of bomb disposal squad performed a sweeping of the entire route of the main Ashura procession.
The participants of the main Ashura procession offered Namaz-e-Zoharain led by Maulana Ali Afzal, at Tibet Center Karachi.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah along with the Sindh ministers participated in the Ahshura-e-Moharram mourning procession at Naumaish chowrangi here.
The CM Sindh also visited Command & Control Center and watched the movement of the procession and the public through different cameras connected with the screens of the control center.
Director General Rangers (Sindh) Major General Azhar Waqas reviewed the security arrangements of the main procession in the city on the occasion of Ashura-e-Muharram.
On this occasion, the organizers of the procession expressed their satisfaction with the measures taken by the security agencies during Muharram.
Fool-proof security measures were made by police and rangers for the participants of the main mourning procession.
All the small lanes and connecting roads linked to the entire route of the main procession were blocked with containers and other obstacles to stop the unwanted entry.
Designated diversion points of the procession right from Teen Hati, Lasbela to Mansfield Street after Tahiri Masjid were made for smooth flow of traffic. Alternate routes were issued to facilitate the people to continue their journey towards their respective destinations.
No vehicle was allowed to come, go or park on the route of main mourning procession while the monitoring was also performed with close circuit cameras. Pillion riding was banned in the metropolis on the occasion ofAshura.
Monitoring with the help of CCTV of the procession was also performed from the main Control Room of the IG Office. Stalls of drinking water and various cold drinks and free meal “Langar” were established at different places throughout the route of the main procession.
Majalis and other mourning processions were also held in different areas of the city including Korangi, Malir, Shah Faisal Coloney and Orangi.
The procession after passing through from its traditional route including Nishtar Park to Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto Road, Mahfil Shah-e-Khorasan, M.A.Jinnah Road, Mansfield Street, Preddy Street, again M.A.Jinnah Road, Nishtar Road, Old Napier Road, M.A.Jinnah Road, Boulton Market, Bombay Bazar Kharadar, Nawab Mohabbat Khanji Road and peacefully terminated at Hussainiya Iraniyan Imambargah Kharadar.