In Karachi, 6,368 police officials have been deployed in the city with snipers posted at main procession routes, according to a police spokesperson -- File photo KARACHI/LAHORE/QUETTA: The 9th of ...

Throughout the first ten days of the lunar month, numerous mourning rituals pay tribute to Imam Hussein (AS) and his loyal companions, martyred in the tragic Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Celebrated ...

Shia pilgrims flocked to the Iraqi city of Karbala on Friday to mark the holy month of Muharram, snubbing calls to stay home as the coronavirus spreads. The pilgrimage was expected to be one of the ...

Thousands of tearful Shia pilgrims wearing gloves and face masks flooded Iraq's holy city of Karbala on Sunday to mark Ashura, one of the largest Muslim gatherings since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, a time when Shia Muslims the world over pay their respects to the ...

As of yesterday, more than 1,800 Mawkib (voluntarily prepared stations) have been registered in Karbala. The Mawkibs are providing the pilgrims with services during the first decade of Muharram. In ...

Muharram is here once again. It is the first month of the Islamic calendar. Unlike other calendars the Islamic year starts not with celebrations but with prayers and sermons remembering the martyrs of ...

Millions of people worldwide on Saturday flocked to the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet ...

Ignoring calls to stay home, many head to the holy city in Iraq, travelling on side roads to bypass government checkpoints. Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani calls for celebrations to be broadcast on TV to ...