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Steps taken for peaceful observance of Muharram

By Bureau report
June 23, 2026
Security personnel patrol a street during a procession on the ninth day of Ashura in the Islamic month of Muharram in Peshawar on July 28, 2023. — AFP
Security personnel patrol a street during a procession on the ninth day of Ashura in the Islamic month of Muharram in Peshawar on July 28, 2023. — AFP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter of the Tehreek Nafaze Fiqhe Jafariya (TNFJ) on Monday presented a 14-point code of conduct for mourning activities during Muharram, aimed at ensuring peace and security across the province.

Addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club on Sunday, TNFJ KP President Syed Ghazanfar Ali Shah Advocate, accompanied by other office-bearers, called for comprehensive security arrangements ahead of Muharram. He demanded that sensitive locations be secured well in advance and that Army and Rangers personnel be deployed.