The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Hazim Al-Hafzi, and the General Manager of the Travelers Company, discussed with the Governor of Karbala, Nassif Al-Khattabi, and a number of local government officials, preparations for the Mid-Sha`ban Pilgrimage in the holy city of Karbala.
Al-Hafzi said that the ministry will send 300 buses to transport pilgrims from the Baghdad and Babylon routes, 150 on the Baghdad-Karbala route and 150 on the Babylon-Karbala route.
All official departments and security units are spreading all over the roads that leady to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine to provide security and services to the honorable pilgrims on this Massive Pilgrimage.