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Mourners participated in Muharram 10 processions across the country on Friday in observance of Ashura. Yaum-i-Ashura is observed every year with mourning processions and religious gatherings to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680AD. Processions took place amid tight security arrangements, with 20,000 police personnel deployed across Karachi, along with Army and Rangers units and thousands of police personnel in Rawalpindi. Meanwhile, mobile phone services and internet connectivity have been suspended in Quetta and other sensitive areas of Balochistan during the processions. Mourners holding portraits of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei take part in a procession to mark Ashura on the tenth day of Muharram in Karachi on June 26, 2026. — AFP Mourners touch a horse symbolising the mount of Imam Hussain during a procession marking Ashura on the tenth day of Muharram in Karachi on June 26, 2026. — AFP Mourners march during a religious pr...

Mourners wearing black took part in processions on Thursday as the country observed Muharram 9 to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husain and his companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680AD. Dawn takes a look at the scenes as huge flags with Islamic emblems and “Zuljanahs” (horses) remained a key part of the processions. Muslims participate in a religious procession on 9th Muharram on Peshawar’s Saddar Road on June 25, 2026. — PPI Images Mourners participate in a Muharram procession on the ninth day of Ashura in Lahore on June 25, 2026. — AFP Muslims Participate in a Muharram procession on the ninth day of Ashura on Peshawar’s Saddar Road on June 25, 2026. — PPI Images Muslims participate in a Muharram procession on the ninth day of Ashura in Peshawar on June 25, 2026. — AFP A security personnel stands guard as Muslims participate in a Muharram procession on the ninth day of Ashura in Peshawar on June 25, 2026. — AFP Muslims participate in a Muharram procession on the ninth day of Ashura in Peshawar on June...