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Mazar

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Mazar 

a place revered by Muslims as sacred. The mazar is usually a tomb or a grave site marked by a monument. Examples are found in Mazar-i-Sharif and Herat (Afghanistan), Bukhara and Khiva (Middle Asia), An Najaf and Karbala (Iraq), and Mashhad and Qom (Iran).



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Pakistan Navy contingent formed up outside the mazar while the contingent of Pakistan Rangers, which performs guard duties at the mazar round the year, also took positions alongside.
All 15 people in one microbus were killed when their driver fell asleep at the wheel, crashing into a parked lorry on the roadside near the town of Beni Mazar, a police officer said.
Ali Akbar Arab Mazar elaborated how Iran has recently cleared the way for foreign investors through tackling legal problems and providing huge incentives for setting up a business or trade exchange.
 
 
 
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