Thousands participate in final Chehlum procession in Rawalpindi.

RAWALPINDI -- Thousands of people participated in the mourning procession marking the Chehlum of Imam Husain in Rawalpindi on Sunday, bringing Chehlum events in the twin cities to an end.

Mourning processions were taken out from Imambargah Qadeemi, Imambargah Hifazat Ali Shah and Imambargah Col Maqbool and joined the main procession at Fawara Chowk.

The procession followed its traditional route, through Asghar Mall Road, Murree Road, Committee Chowk, Iqbal Road, Raja Bazaar, Sarafa Bazaar, Purana Qila, Jamia Masjid Road and terminated peacefully at Imambargah Qadeemi Shahnazar Pul.

Several thousand police officials and law enforcement personnel had cordoned off the entire procession route from Sunday morning, placing barricades on slip streets and roads along the route.

Army, Rangers, arms and ammunition vehicles, the bomb disposal squad, fire brigade...