Chehlum Of Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A), Other Martyrs Of Karbala Observed

The Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and other martyrs of Karbala was observed in Hyderabad with traditional reverence here on Sunday

HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Oct, 2019 ):The Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and other martyrs of Karbala was observed in Hyderabad with traditional reverence here on Sunday.

The main procession emerged from Qadam Gah Maula Ali amid heavy deployment of policemen and the Rangers personnel along the route. All shops and markets had been shut since morning and policemen and women were thoroughly searching mourners before letting them enter the Qadam Gah Maula Ali and join the mourning procession en route while walkthrough gates were installed at the entry point of the main procession.

The procession passed thorough different roads and entered Khokhar Mohalla before reaching the Station Road. After passing through the Lajpat Road, it reached the Risala Road and moved on to Bohri Bazaar from where it proceeded to its destination, Karbala Dadan Shah.

Vehicular traffic entering and leaving the city was diverted to alternate roads and the entire route was sealed with barbed wires, from Karbala Dadan Shah to Qadam Gah Maula Ali. Except for mourners and media person, no one was allowed to enter the venue.

At Karbala Dadan Shah, thousands of women turned up at Baba Sarfaraz Kalhoro`s shrine for their annual ritual of paying homage. This route also remained closed. The procession after passing through Jamia Mosque of Saddar marched towards Karbala Dadan Shah where it had peacefully culminated.

According to the Police, 800 district police personnel, other volunteers and Rangers personnel were also deployed for the security of mourning procession. The roads and streets in the area were blocked, while the shops were sealed.

The close ciruit cameras have been installed to monitor the procession while snipers were stationed on high rise buildings along the route.

The Police spokesman informed that the security was dived into two zones, along with a special sector and some pickets were set up.

The major cellular companies, including Jazz, Telenor, Ufone and Zong have partially suspended cell phone services in the city since 12.00 p.m while home department had already banned the pillion riding during Chehlum as a security measure to avert any untoward incident.