February 05th, 2010: Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain A.S and his companions was observed with due regard and solemnity in Quetta on Friday.
A mourning procession was taken out from Alamdar Road in the morning which passed through its traditional route and culminated at Hazara graveyard in the evening where the procession was addressed by religious scholars. Thousands of mourners attended the procession reciting Nohas and beating their chests to pay homage to the holy Imam.
Provincial administration had adopted strict security measures on the occasion. Some 4000 personnel of police, Balochistan Constabulary and Frontier Corps had been deployed along the procession route while all the shops and buildings lying and roads and streets leading to the route had been sealed to prevent entry to irrelevant people.
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