HYDERABAD: Mourning processions of 9th Muharramul Haram, with mourners bearing on their shoulders models of coffins and shrines of the martyrs of Karbala and showering their love on zuljanah, were taken out amid tight security across Sindh and concluded peacefully at designated points.

Cellular service remained suspended for as long as the processions were in progress, from morning till evening.

In Hyderabad, main procession was taken out in Latifabad Unit-5 and culminated peacefully at its designated point at asr prayers after passing through its traditional route. Sabeels were set up on the roads along the procession’s route and langar was distributed among the participants.

The city’s central mourning procession would be taken out under the aegis of Anjuman-i-Hyderi on Station Road on Friday morning. Heavy contingents of police and Rangers personnel would provide security to the procession when it would emerge from Qadamgah Maula Ali.

SUKKUR: The Shia faithful brought out processions and participated in Majalis organised by many religious organisations in different parts of Jacobabad and Sukkur.

In Jacobabad, police had made strict security arrangements for the day. About 3,000 personnel of police aided by 200 Rangers men were deployed at main roundabouts, Imambargahs and mosques for providing security to mourners.

In addition, over 100 CCTV cameras were installed in different localities in the city to monitor movement of processions while police had completely sealed with barbed wires almost all main roads to ensure foolproof security.

Similar processions were taken out in Sukkur, Ghotki, Kandhkot-Kashmore and other towns.

In Sukkur, Rajput Bandhani Welfare Association organised a conference on religious harmony to help create an atmosphere of peace, brotherhood and tolerance during Muharram. The speakers at the moot urged ulema to teach harmony in their speeches in mosques, Imambargahs and Majalis and urge the faithful to show respect to each other.

DADU: A large procession was taken out from central Imambargah Hyderi amid tight security and terminated at New Chowk where 10 small processions which were brought out from different parts of the city joined it.

The administration had depl­oyed 3,600 police personnel and 600 Rangers men at 269 Imam­bargahs and processions. A flag march was also organised to maintain law and order.

Similar processions were taken out in Sehwan, Bhan Syedabad, Sann, Jamshoro and Kotri towns.

LARKANA: Extraordinary meas­ures have been taken in Larkana division to provide foolproof security to 1634 Majalis and 759 mourning processions to be taken out on Friday.

The administration had decided to keep an eye on Sindh-Balochistan border districts of Jacobabad, Kashmore and Qambar-Shahdadkot during Ashura days, said police sources.

The sources said that 130 Majalis in the division had been declared as highly sensitive while 488 sensitive. Of 759 planned processions, 90 had been labeled as highly sensitive and 488 sensitive, said the sources, adding that snap-checking and combing operations were carried out in the city ahead of Friday processions.

BADIN: Muharram processions were taken out in Badin, Tando Bago, Matli, Talhar, Golarchi, Tando Ghulam Ali, Khoski, Kadhan, Rajo Khanani, Nindo Shahar and other towns amid tight security. The processions concluded peacefully after marching on their appointed routes.

MITHI: A large number of Hindus also took part in mourning processions to pay respects to martyrs of Karbala in Mithi, Islamkot, Diplo, Nagarparkar, Chhachhro and other towns of Thar. Security had been tightened in all big and small towns of the region to avoid any untoward incident during the day, said Thar SSP Imran Quraishi.

Published in Dawn, September 21st, 2018