A spokesperson for PESCO (Peshawar Electric Supply Company) said that electricity will stay on without any break at Imam Bargahs during these special days.
PESCO has chosen 94 electricity lines (called feeders) to give nonstop power during this time. A special control room has also been set up at the PESCO office. Senior staff will work there to watch and manage the electricity supply.
The spokesperson also said that dangerous power lines hanging along the routes of the 2025 Muharram processions have been removed to keep people safe and avoid any problems.
Earlier, the Peshawar administration put Section 144 in place to keep the city peaceful during the holy month.
According to a statement from the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, there is now a ban on double riding on motorcycles and the movement of Afghan refugees in Peshawar.
Also banned:
Aerial firing (shooting guns in the air)
Hate speech
Misuse of loudspeakers
Hotels, inns, room rentals, and rent-a-car services in Peshawar will be closed during this time.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced that the Muharram moon was seen in Pakistan on June 26. So, Ashura (10th Muharram) will be on July 6.
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and is very important in Islam.
The 1st of Muharram is called Youm-e-Umar, marking the martyrdom of Hazrat Umar (RA), the second Caliph of Islam, who died on this day in 644 CE.
Ashura (10th Muharram) is the day when Hazrat Imam Hussein (RA), along with his family and followers, were martyred in the Battle of Karbala.
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