Muharram procession in Peshawar

Pakistani Shiite Muslims during a procession to mark the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 01 August 2022. Shiite Muslims are observing the holy month of Muharam, the climax of Muharram is reached on its tenth day with the marking of the Ashura festival, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the battle of Karbala, Iraq, in the seventh century.