Ashura procession taken out in Quetta

QUETTA: A central procession of Ashura Muharram flag, Tazia and Zoljinnah has been taken out amid tight security from Alamdar Road Quetta here on Friday.

The 10th Muharram central procession was taken out from Rehmatullah Chowk of Alamdar Road which was led by acting president Balochistan Shia Conference Daud Agha, chief of Hazara Jirga Qayyum Changezi and others.

The procession after marching on described routs of Alamdar Road, Mizan Chowk, Liaquat Bazar, Junction Chowk, Prince Road, Mikangi Road and Saeed Ahmed Road will culminated at Punjabi Imambargah in the evening.

Heavy contingents of law enforcement agencies had been deployed on the routs of the procession while helicopters were doing air surveillance.