November 3, 2024
PAKISTAN

Processions for Muharram will be held throughout Pakistan without mobile services and under heavy security

Today, the nation observes the 9th of Muharram with the proper seriousness and holiness, and there are strict security precautions in place, especially along the routes of processions, to prevent any unpleasant incident. Muharram is the month of mourning for the seventh-century martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) grandson, his family, […]

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Business

Banks will be closed on August 8 and 9, 2022, for Muharram

KARACHI: A two-day bank holiday in honour of Ashura was announced by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday (Muharram 9-10). The State Bank of Pakistan announced that it would be closed on August 8 and 9, which were the 9th and 10th Muharram-ul-Haram, 1444 AH, in observance of Ashura. In a notification sent […]

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PAKISTAN

Government declares two-day Ashura holiday in Muharram 2022

ISLAMABAD: Two holidays for Aushra (Muharram 9 and 10) were authorized by the federal government on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Cabinet Division. The festivals, which fell on August 9 and 8, will be observed with pain and sorrow by Muslims worldwide, including Pakistanis. The beginning of the new Islamic year, 1444 AH, […]

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