Islamabad [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Pakistan has reported 673 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, National Institute of Health said on Saturday.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Lakki villagers protested against police action during the kabaddi match who resorted to firing in the air to disperse game lovers and arrested the event organizers on Saturday.

Mumbai Sep 27 PTI The Bombay High Court on Monday granted permission to two Muslim organisations to organise Chehlum mourning processions one in the city and another in adjoining Thane district on Tuesday but with certain riders in view of the coronavirus pandemicA bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Madhav Jamdar permitted the petitioner organisations - the Haidry Jama Masjid Trust and All India Idaara-E-Tahafuz-E-Hussainiyat - to organise the processions while adhering to all applicable COVID-19 safety protocolsThe outfits had approached the court last week for permission to take out processions on the occasion of Chehlum that commemorates the 40th day of the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammeds grandson Imam HusainThe petitioners had approached the HC through advocates Shehzad Naqvi and senior counsel Rajam Shirodkar after the Maharashtra government denied them permission to hold two separate processions one in Mumbai and the other in Thane districtThe states counsel Poornima Kantharia had opposed the pleas in HC arguing that while the government had no objection to allowing just one procession in a representative capacity in Mumbai for entire Maharashtra it had a serious objection regarding two separate processions She argued that if granted permission several more organisations might seek permission for holding their respective processionsThe HC however said that while nothing must undermine the COVID-19 safety protocols implemented by the state and the Centre another division bench of the court had recently granted permission for Muharram processionsWe have given our thoughtful and anxious consideration to the entire issue before us While the rights and religious sentiments of the people are to be respected but at the same time because of the unprecedented pandemic restrictions imposed by the state cutting across all segments of the society are required to be adhered to failing which it may lead to disastrous consequences which we should try to avoid the HC saidThe court then referred to a division benchs ruling regarding Muharram processions last monthHaving said that we find that a Division Bench of this Court had permitted All India Idara-E-Tahafuz-E-Husainiyat to carry out 5 Tazias during Muharrum vide order dated 18th August 2021Since passing of the said order on 18th August 2021 hardly a month has elapsed and we see no reason to depart from the same it saidAdvocate Naqvi said the HC has permitted both organisations the use of a total of 10 trucks and participation of maximum 150 people in the processions PTI AYA RSY RSY

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 21 (ANI): A 60-year-old man died after allegedly jumped into a pit of fire (Peerla Gundam') set up as part of Muharram observance in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool, police said.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 18 (ANI): A day after journalists were allegedly assaulted by police while covering the Muharram procession in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, Director-General of Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesday ordered immediate action against the police officer for "undesirable behaviour."