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Volunteering at Nishtar Park

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Nishtar Park, one of the largest grounds in Karachi, has served as a focal point for Ashura-related activities for decades. Dawn.com takes a look at at some of the volunteers who help the events flow smoothly. Photos by Tahir Jamal/White Star.

Maulana Hasan Zafar Naqvi delivers the Tuqreer (oration) during the Majlis on Sunday, January 4, 2009, the sixth day of Muharram.

Dousing the flames

The fires raged well into Tuesday morning as fire fighters struggled to douse the flames.
Chehlum

Mourners gather in various parts of Pakistan to commemorate the martydom
Karachi burns on Ashura

A suicide bomber on Monday struck a Muharram procession in Karachi on Ashura.
Reenacting Karbala

A visual narration of the battle of Karbala

Dousing the flames

The fires raged well into Tuesday morning as fire fighters struggled to douse the flames.
Chehlum

Mourners gather in various parts of Pakistan to commemorate the martydom
Karachi burns on Ashura

A suicide bomber on Monday struck a Muharram procession in Karachi on Ashura.
Reenacting Karbala

A visual narration of the battle of Karbala