Overview
- The main Karachi Chehlum procession left Nishtar Park and reached Hussainia Iranian Imambargah Tuesday as city police supervised the march toward Kharadar.
- Police across Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi deployed thousands of officers to secure processions and majalis, with reports giving different totals of personnel deployed in Karachi (4,994 in one account and 11,479 in another).
- Traffic Police issued a special route plan and closed MA Jinnah Road from Guru Mandir to Tower, diverting vehicles along predefined alternative routes to keep procession corridors clear.
- Medical teams and volunteers, including Edhi ambulances, treated heat-related cases during the day and transported at least two fainting individuals to Mayo Hospital for care.
- Chehlum is an annual 40-day Shia mourning observance that draws large crowds, so authorities kept heightened security and emergency services in place and said they would continue monitoring until all events conclude.