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Pakistan religious parties prepare for Muharram ceremonies

Friday, 30 September 2016 6:38 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 30 September 2016 6:39 AM ]

Pakistani Shia Muslim devotees surround a symbolic horse during the ceremonies marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in Lahore on October 23, 2015. (Photo by AFP)

Muhammad Toori
Press TV, Karachi

The first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Muharram is around the corner. Pakistan’s National Solidarity Council, a platform of 28 religious parties, has held a conference in the port city of Karachi to promote peace and harmony ahead of the ceremonies marking the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam in 680 A.D. Muhammad Toori reports.

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