There was peace and calm yesterday on 9th Muharram. Some processions were smaller than they usually are, but for the most part, everything was "normal" - if it can be considered normal to have Muharram processions with heavy police and army presence, and with virtual curfew imposed in many cities (Karachi included). One can only hope that this peace continues into today, Ashura (10th Muharram). We desperately need at least one major event to go off peacefully in Pakistan, for our sanity if nothing else.
By the way, the entire country is in the grip of a cold wave. It snowed in Islamabad today, and while Karachi is warm during the day, it becomes very cold at night. That fabulous weather I praised a few weeks ago is no more.
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