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Lahore prepares for Ashura processions

Published: 18 Sep 2018 - 10:18 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 01:21 am
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A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man chooses knives mounted on chains used in ritual self flagellation during the Ashura mourning rituals at a shop in Lahore on September 18, 2018. Pakistani Shiite Muslims will hold Ashura processions on September 21 for the mourning of Muharram rituals to mark the seven-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein who was killed in battle in Karbala in Iraq 680 AD. AFP / Arif Ali