As per DNA reports, the Ashura blast victims were identified as Mukhtar Ali Soomro and his uncle Ali Muhammad Soomro. |
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It is mentioned that the leadership of the popular mobilization forces announced the end of Ashura operations in the Jurf al-Sakhar. |
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Under the rule of the fiercely anti-Shia Taliban, Ashura commemorations were forbidden, and the country's Shia population kept a low profile. |
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Shiite Muslims across the world practised ritual self-flagellation as they observed Ashura on 14 November. |
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He said Shiite youth, who flagellated themselves with blades attached to chains, should instead donate their blood on the Day of Ashura. |
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This year Shia Muslims around the world took part in Ashura processions, flagellating themselves and walking over burning coals. |
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Although Shias are a minority in Pakistan, the shops along the route were closed that day, a national holiday known as ashura. |
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The Revolutionary Guard and the basij are determined to make sure that Muharram and ashura will not provide that opportunity. |
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