59,000 Sindh policemen to provide security to 4,135 Ashura processions: IGP

Fifty-nine thousand Sindh police personnel will be deputed to provide security to 4,135 Ashura processions across the province, the provincial police chief said on Monday.

Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon on Monday said two important events — Muharram processions and Muharram gatherings of the Bohra community — were taking place in the city and no untoward incident was reported.

He said there were a total of 2,217 Imambargahs in Sindh, including 389 in Karachi...