Youm-e-Ali was observed with devotion and respect across Pakistan to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (RA) Wednesday.
Processions were taken out on prescribed routes in different parts of the country. Speakers will highlight different aspects of the life of Hazrat Ali (RA).
Meanwhile, foolproof security arrangements were made across the country on the occasion of Youm-e- Ali.
Participants were be allowed entry through walk-through gates, and closed circuit cameras were also been installed along the routes.
All educational institutes remained closed in Sindh on account of Youm-e-Ali.
A mourning procession will left Nishtar Park at 10 AM and was scheduled to end at Hussainia Iranian Imambargah, Kharadar.
It would continue past Nishtar Park on Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto Road, Father James Road, MA Jinnah Road, Mansfield Street, Regal Chowk, Preedy Street, MA Jinnah Road again, Boulton Market, Bhatti Bazaar, Kharadar, Nawab Mohabbat Khanji Road, and to Hussainia Iranian Imambargah.
Traffic was diverted from Soldier Bazaar, Coast Guards, and Anklesaria Chowk to Nishtar Road. Commuters heading from Nazimabad to MA Jinnah Road will be diverted from Lasbela Chowk to Nishtar Road, then Garden, to reach their destination.
Traffic coming from Liaquatabad towards MA Jinnah Road was diverted from Teen Hati Chowk to Jail Road, and Martin Road. Moreover, traffic from Stadium Road coming towards MA Jinnah Road will be allowed from New MA Jinnah Road.
These vehicles could travel from Shahrah-e-Quaideen to Shahrah-e-Faisal via Dadabhai Noorji Road, Kashmir Road, and Society Light Signal.
Traffic coming from Gulberg to MA Jinnah Road was diverted from Liaquatabad No. 10 to Nazimabad Chowrangi No. 2 before going from the Habib Bank Flyover, State Avenue Road, Shershah to Mauripur.
No traffic from Gurumandir Chowk will be allowed on the procession route.
The procession was taken out from Imam Bargah Mohanpura Waqar Zaidi. It passed through Mohanpura, Novelty Cinema Chowk, Kashmiri Bazaar, Fawara Chowk, Iqbal Road, Bohar Bazaar Chowk and end at Imambargah Colonel Maqbool.
In Islamabad, the main procession emerged from Imambargah Qasar Zainabya in Sector G-5/4.
