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Pakistan orders pilgrimage organizers to halt travel via closed Iran-Iraq border crossing

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Pakistan's religious affairs ministry said on Friday that it had directed pilgrimage organizers not to send Pakistani pilgrims to Iraq through the Al-Sheeb crossing with Iran. Iraq closed the crossing days earlier to review security measures and curb smuggling.

Arbaeen is a major Shia pilgrimage held in Karbala, Iraq, that draws large numbers of pilgrims from Iran, Pakistan and other countries each year.

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