Afghans Protest Killings of Shias in Pakistan
A group of Afghan activists have thronged outside the UN office in the capital Kabul to protest against Shia killings in the town of Hazara, near the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan.
At least 10 protesters, belonging to Shia Hazara community started hunger strike in front of UN compound on Tuesday, demanding the Pakistani government to put an end to the violence against Shia Muslims in the neighboring country.
A bloody bomb attack on a vegetable market in the town of Hazara on Saturday claimed the lives of at least 89 Shia Muslims and injured 200 others.
The violent slaughter of Pakistani Shias provoked massive protests across Pakistan and other countries with demonstrators calling on Islamabad to find the perpetrators of the attack and secure a better protection for the Shia community in the country.
Families of the victims, meanwhile, have refused to bury the bodies of the victims in protest against the government’s inaction against terrorist groups.
This is while, Pakistan has arrested seven suspects in connection with the bomb attack.
In a similar attack on January 10, a twin bomb explosion at a crowded billiard hall killed more than 90 people, mostly Shia Muslims, in Quetta, which is the capital of Balochistan province. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi said it carried out the bombing.
Shias make up about 20 percent of Pakistan’s population of over 180 million.
Source: Press TV
A bloody bomb attack on a vegetable market in the town of Hazara on Saturday claimed the lives of at least 89 Shia Muslims and injured 200 others.
The violent slaughter of Pakistani Shias provoked massive protests across Pakistan and other countries with demonstrators calling on Islamabad to find the perpetrators of the attack and secure a better protection for the Shia community in the country.
Families of the victims, meanwhile, have refused to bury the bodies of the victims in protest against the government’s inaction against terrorist groups.
This is while, Pakistan has arrested seven suspects in connection with the bomb attack.
In a similar attack on January 10, a twin bomb explosion at a crowded billiard hall killed more than 90 people, mostly Shia Muslims, in Quetta, which is the capital of Balochistan province. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi said it carried out the bombing.
Shias make up about 20 percent of Pakistan’s population of over 180 million.
Source: Press TV
