DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jul 17 (DNA):Youm-e-Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, was observed in the district with due solemnity on Wednesday to pay homage to Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and other martyrs of Karbala.In this regard, mourning processions were taken out from various parts of the city and concluded peacefully amid strict security arrangements put in place by the police and district administration.
Deputy Commissioner Mansoor Arshad and District Police Officer (DPO) Nasir Mehmood personally visited different processions’ routes and reviewed security and other arrangements.
The largest ‘Tazia’ was taken out from the Imambargah Bammu Shah while around 15 other ‘Tazia’ and Alam-o-Zul-Jinah processions appeared from different Imambargahs and ‘Thalas.
Similarly, another main Ashura “Zul-Jinah” procession was taken out from Imambargah ‘Chah Syed Munawar’ and concluded at ‘Kotli Imam Hussain’ after passing through its traditional routes including Multan road, Commissionary Bazaar and Chogalla.
The various small processions of ‘Tazia’ and ‘Zul-Jinah’ also joined this procession on different points of its route.
The third main procession of the city was taken out from Imambargahs Latu-Faqir and Haider Shah Sherazi .
All the processions reached ‘Kotli Imam Hussain’ where the mourners performed Zuhr prayer and later mourners dispersed peacefully.
The mourners, people of all age groups and children, were reciting Noha-Khwani on the routes.
The ‘Sabeels’ of different soft drinks were also arranged on almost all the routes of the Ashura processions.
Besides, the Ashura processions were also taken out in other tehsils of the district including Kulachi, Paharpur and Prova.
The traffic remained suspended on the routes of processions while a complete ban was imposed not only on pillion riding but on the use of motorcycles for Muharram 9th and 10th in the city.
Moreover, the mobile phone services also remained suspended on Ashura day as part of security measures.
According to the police spokesman, the district had been divided into different zones and sectors with deploying as many as 8500 police personnel at various places under a security plan to maintain peace during Muharram-ul-haram in the district.
The police personnel were also deployed on the routes of the procession besides ensuring monitoring through CCTV and drone cameras.
Besides, checking points were set up at all the entry and exit points of the city.
Different streets were sealed and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) swept the routes before and after the passage of processions.
The senior officials of police and the district administration visited various places and procession routes to review security arrangements and monitor the situation to ensure peace and order in the district.
