As the crescent moon of Muharram graces the Karachi sky, a familiar transformation sweeps through a bustling neighbourhood. One house in North Nazimabad, in particular, stands out. The clatter of ...

Come Muharram, every year the theatres and cultural centres of Lahore are padlocked for a minimum of 12 days in respect of the tragedy of Karbala. More so, the artist community comes forward to play ...

The holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, located deep in the Shia heartland of southern Iraq, traditionally opposed the secularist Baathist rulers in Baghdad. They are home to some of the most ...

The Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and the martyrs of Karbala is being observed across Pakistan today (Friday) with religious devotion and reverence, as mourning processions are taken out in ...

US tanks are still positioned at the Thawrat al-Aishrin square, less than two kilometres away from Najaf’s city centre, reported Aljazeera’s correspondent on Tuesday. Earlier, mortars had slammed into ...