KARACHI, SEPT 30 (DNA) – As a part of elaborate security measures to ensure that Ashura passes off without any untoward incident, mobile phone services have been suspended in Karachi and other parts of the country on Saturday. The cellular services will remain suspended from 9:00 am till 12:00 pm. The cities where mobile services have been suspended today included Karachi, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Khairpur in Sindh and Multan, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Rahim Yar Khan, Sargodha, Quetta and Peshawar in other provinces of Pakistan. Amid rampant militancy and sectarianism, stringentRead More

LAHORE, SEPT 30 (DNA) – The 9th of Muharram is being observed (Saturday) as the preparations for central processions have been completed across the country to pay homage to the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions in Karbala. In Karachi, the procession will emerge from Nishtar Park at 12 pm that will conclude at Imambargah Hussainian Iranian. More than 6000 police personnel will be deployed on the routes of the procession. Bomb Disposal Squad would monitor the rally. In Peshawar, people have started gathering at Hussainia HallRead More