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Licence must for Muharram processions in Rawalpindi

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This file photo shows a Muharram 10 procession at Raja Bazaar in Rawalpindi. — Tanveer Shahzad/File
This file photo shows a Muharram 10 procession at Raja Bazaar in Rawalpindi. — Tanveer Shahzad/File
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RAWALPINDI: The district administration on Friday announced that only the licence-holders would be allowed to bring out Muharram processions and hold majalis during the holy month.

In a meeting with the management of processions, Deputy Commissioner Aamir Aqiq Khan said that all the licence-holders of mourning processions had been allowed to bring out the processions on their traditional routes.

He said that no new licence or route would be allowed during Muharram. He said that the timings for the processions would be issued by the district administration and it was the duty of the management to implement the same.

Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2021

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SHAHID SATTAR
Aug 07, 2021 03:16pm
Is it necessary in rest of the country too, or one is free to organise such events without seeking any permission from the authorities concerned?
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Pursuing
Aug 07, 2021 05:25pm
Coronavirus disaster in making
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Ahmad
Aug 07, 2021 08:43pm
Please keep in mind corona virus when going out, life is most previous than anything else, Be saved and stay away from large crowd.
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