INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Iraqi prime minister directly supervises and monitors the implementation of the plans serving the Arbaeen pilgrimage.The number of Iranian
pilgrims visiting Karbala has soared 12 percent over the past few days compared to the same period last year
official in charge of the Arbaeen pilgrimage said on Saturday.Last month, the Iranian ministers of interior and health visited the shared
border crossings to inspect the facilities and relief equipment at the border for Arbaeen pilgrims.The annual pilgrimage marks an end to the
40-day mourning period following the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, and his loyal companions who were martyred at the
Battle of Karbala on Muharram 10, 680 CE.Arbaeen falls on September 6 this year.AFM
