The Sindh Education Department has announced that both private and government schools will be closed on September 7. This decision was made by the education department’s steering committee.
On this day, mourning processions will be held in different cities and towns across the country to honor the martyrs of Karbala.
Chehlum is observed 40 days after Ashura and remembers the sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his 72 companions, who were martyred in the Battle of Karbala in 61 A.H.
