Pakistani officials secure route of mourning processions ahead Ashura Day in Peshawar
epa11479798 A Pakistani security official secures the route of mourning processions ahead of the Ashura Day, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 15 July 2024. Shiite Muslims worldwide are observing the holy month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura Day which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who was killed in a battle of the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB
