A big mourning procession on the eve of 9th Muharram ul Haram was carried out from central Imam Bargah Hyderi to main chowk Dadu on Thursday morning. 15 other small mourning processions while travelling from different routes in the city joined the big procession at main chowk Dadu. The processions were given tight security from police and rangers personnel. 3600 police members and 600 rangers’ officials were deployed at 269 Imam Bargahs and mourning processions in Dadu district.DSP city Akbar Channo and SHO Dadu city led the security. To make sure that no unpleasant event occurs during the processions, cell phone services remained suspended in Dadu district from Thursday morning to Thursday evening. Briefing the newsmen, SSP Dadu, Tanvir Ahmed Tunio said that a full proof security was deployed at processions of mourning on eve of ninth day of Asuhra. He said that a total 4200 police staff and rangers’ officials were performing their duties in Dadu, Johi, KN Shah and Mehar talukas. He said that police patrolling was also continued along with main roads in towns. A flag march was organised by Jamshoro district police to maintain the law and order situation during Asuhra. A flag march was led by SSP Jamshoro Bashir Ahmed Birohi, Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro Captin Rtd Fareed U Ddin Mustafa and SP head quarter Jamshoro, Suhai Aziz Talpur. Flag march visited the different parts of Kotri town including Muslim town, Khuda Ki Basti, Bahar Colony, Site area Kotri, Civil hospital road Kotri, Latif Chowk, Eid Gah, Dray Band, Almadina Chownk, Khanpur, RBB colony and Jamshoro town. Earlier, in Bhan Syedabad town, a mourning procession was taken out from Sakhi Suleman Shah Colony which ended at Imam Bargah Syed Mohalla under tight security of rangers and police. Cell phones services remained suspended in Sehwan, Bhan Syedabad, Sann, Jamshoro and Kotri towns on Thursday. Beside this, there was also tight security and searching of the vehicles on Indus Highway Sehwan-Jamshoro, Sehwan-Dadu, Dadu-Larkana by the police. Published in Daily Times, September 21st 2018.