ISLAMABAD – Public holidays have been notified for the 9th and 10th of Muharram by the Interior Ministry falling on Saturday and Sunday this week.
As per the notification, all the government institutions would remain closed on August 29 and August 30 in connection with Ashura.
The Government has taken stern security measures all over the country. Processions are taken out in all the major cities of Pakistan to observe Ashura with the government deploying police and paramilitaries to make sure the security of mourners.
Mobile phone services are also suspended in many cities, and pillion riding is banned due to security measures.
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