A Pakistani court has ordered authorities to devise a long-term strategy to protect Shia Muslims in the country. “You have to take long-term measures; you should go to the root cause of such incidents. The steps taken are temporary,” Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry from the Pakistani Supreme Court said on Tuesday, AFP reported. Earlier,… Continue reading Pakistani court orders govt. to protect Shias
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LeJ members killed and arrested in Quetta
At least two suspected sectarian militants were killed and four arrested in an overnight raid in the Pakistani city of Quetta, BBC reported. It follows a raid on Tuesday night which left four suspected militants dead. Seven others were arrested. Last Saturday a bomb planted by the group in Quetta killed almost 90 ethnic Hazara… Continue reading LeJ members killed and arrested in Quetta
Pakistan nabs leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Pakistan has arrested Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s leader Malik Ishaq following the militant group carried out two deadly bombings, mainly targeting Shia Muslims. A deadly bombing killed at least 90 people on February 16 in Quetta, provincial capital in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Ninety-two people were also killed in the city after twin bombings hit a snooker… Continue reading Pakistan nabs leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Australia offers asylum to 2,500 families of Quetta
The Australian government has offered asylum on humanitarian grounds to 2,500 Hazara families of Pakistan who have been affected by terrorism. Last week, a representative of Australian immigration department met with United Nations officials to make the asylum offer. According to the Express Tribune, over 80 residents of the Shia Hazara neighbourhood in Quetta were… Continue reading Australia offers asylum to 2,500 families of Quetta
Demo held at Pakistani Embassy in Tehran over Shia killings
Hundreds of Afghan and Pakistani students studying in Iran gathered in front of the Pakistani embassy in Tehran on Wednesday condemning the killing of Shias in Pakistan. The protesters demanded the Pakistani government to take necessary measures to prevent the targeted killings of Hazaras in the country. They called for an end to such massacres… Continue reading Demo held at Pakistani Embassy in Tehran over Shia killings
Pakistani Shia Muslims to bury bodies of their loved ones
Pakistanis Shia Muslims have agreed to bury the victims of Quetta bombing that killed nearly 90 Shia Muslims, after Islamabad vowed to arrest those responsible for the attack. In a late night press conference, Majlis Wahdat-ul- Muslimeen (MWM) General Secretary Allama Amin Shaheedi announced to end protests and sit-in across the country and said that… Continue reading Pakistani Shia Muslims to bury bodies of their loved ones
President Karzai Condemns Terrorist Attack in Quetta
President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the city of Quetta that left many people dead and injured. A bomb blast in the Shia living area in the city of Quetta in Pakistan killed 80 people and injured at least 200. President Karzai referred to the perpetrators as enemies of the region’s… Continue reading President Karzai Condemns Terrorist Attack in Quetta
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemns Quetta bombing
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon “strongly” condemned the bomb blast in Quetta that killed 81 people, calling on authorities to act quickly against those responsible, his spokesman Martin Nesirky said Sunday. Noting that this is the second attack against the Shia community in Quetta in the last few weeks, Ban “calls for swift and determined… Continue reading UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemns Quetta bombing
Blast in Quetta claims 69 lives
The death toll from a bomb attack targeting Shia Muslims in Pakistan has climbed to 69, with many of the severely wounded dying overnight. Sixty-nine people, including women and children, were killed and nearly 200 injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a Shia neighbourhood of Quetta city in southwest Pakistan on Saturday, the latest… Continue reading Blast in Quetta claims 69 lives