Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic ... wide closures observing the mourning of Imam Hussain and the martyrs of Karbala. Individually, Shia families might observe the mourning in ways ...

Every year, millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims travel to Karbala for Ashura, which falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is marked with mourning rituals ...

Ninth Muharram-ul-Haram was observed on Monday with due solemnity and reverence across the country to pay homage to the martyrs of Karbala. In this connection, Taazia and Zuljanah processions were ...