In a tweet on social media platform Twitter, he said, “In Karbala, facing an enemy that far outnumbered them, Imam Hussain AS, his family and followers laid down their lives to show people the difference between Haq (right/truth) and Baatil (falsehood). Today, we are fighting for truth, ...

BAGHDAD -Over 20 people killed and 865 injured in Iraq's Karbala by security forces fire. As per media report In Iraq, at least twenty people were killed and eight hundred sixty five injured overnight when security forces opened fire on protesters in Kerbala. Protest demonstrations are being ...

BAGHDAD - Millions of people from around the world travel to Iraq each year to partake in the annual Arba'een processions, which over the past years have grown into the largest human gathering of any kind. The decades-old event marks the 40th day after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam ...

ISLAMABAD - Huge processions have been held in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala as millions of mourners commemorated Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam. Images showed tens of thousands of pilgrims descending upon the shrine of Imam ...

TEHRAN - Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has dismissed concerns over the security of Arbaeen pilgrims in the wake of recent unrest in a number of Iraqi cities, saying Iranians are travelling to the Arab country without any problem as Iraq has ensured full security along the routes ...

KARBALA - At least 12 people have been killed and several others wounded in a bus bomb attack in the vicinity of Iraq’s holy city of Karbala. The deadly incident occurred on Friday night when an explosive device planted on the victims' bus was detonated, local police said, adding that the ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Foreign Office responds over media reports linked with Pakistani pilgrims in Karbala stampede. Foreign Office spokesperson has said that there is no Pakistani among those killed in a stampede in Karbala. In a statement, the spokesperson said Pakistan Embassy Camp Office ...

*ISLAMABAD: **Pakistan Foreign Office responds over big tragedy in Karbala Iraq while clarifies report that there was no Pakistani pilgrims among the victims. * *Pakistan expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of the pilgrims who died in a stampede at Karbala, Iraq on Tuesday.* Foreign ...

BAGHDAD: At least 31 pilgrims died Tuesday in a stampede at the shrine of Imam Hussain in Iraq´s Karbala where they were marking the holy day of Ashura, the health ministry said in a new toll. Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr said the toll could rise even further, as another 100 people were ...

KARBALA - At least 16 pilgrims killed on Tuesday in a stampede at a major shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala as they marked the holy day of Ashura, the health ministry said. Another 75 people were injured at the shrine around 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Baghdad, said spokesman Saif ...