Chehlum Imam Hussain procession Islamabad pilgrimage attending the main procession

Raja Imran Bahadar

Pakistani Shia Muslims participate in a religious procession in Islamabad. Pakistani Shia Muslims held religious processions across the country on the 40th day of mourning following the death anniversary of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet of Islam, along with his close relatives and supporters at the Battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq in 680 AD.