Chehlum observance: Public holiday announced in Sindh on Sept 7

KARACHI: The caretaker government of Sindh has announced a holiday on September 7 i.e. Thursday on accounts of Chehlum of Hazrat Imam-e-Hussain (RA).

In this regard, all private and government schools will remain closed on September 7 in the region. The steering committee of the School education department decided on a holiday after the meeting.

Security has been beefed up in Sindh, and parts of the country while a stern plan has formed for the mourning processions and Majalis to be held across the province on the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA).

Thousands of security personnel will be deployed for the security of Majalis, and central mourning processions in the provincial capital, and all available resources will be utilized in security arrangements.

The government directed to ensure the best security arrangements for all mourning processions and Majalis and said that additional personnel should be deployed for the security of sensitive location. Mourning processions will be taken out across Pakistan on September 7.