Rallies condemn Quetta attack which killed 84 people
Sunday, February 17th, 2013 9:50:05 by Tahir Khan
Rallies across the country on Sunday strongly condemned the deadly bomb attack in the southwestern city of Quetta yesterday which killed nearly 84 people, almost all Shia Muslims.
Shiite leaders warned to approach the United Nations and other international forums if what they called ‘massacre’ of the Shia Muslims were not stopped.
Allama Abbas Kumaily told a news conference in Karachi that Pakistani Shias will have no option but to raise the issue with the United Nations.
Speakers at the protest demonstrations demanded handing over of Quetta to the army to protest Shiite Muslims.
The mourning day was observed in Balochistan and Sindh province at official level while processions were taken out against the attack in many cities and towns.
There was a complete shutter down in Quetta and traffic was also off the roads. Key business centers of the city also remained closed.
The strike call was given by Majlis-e-Wahdat-ul-Muslimeen‚ Hazara Democratic Party‚ Shia Ulema Council‚ Quetta Yakjehti Council‚ Tehrik-e- Nifaz-e-Fiqah Jafria‚ and Balochistan Shia Conference.
One-day mourning was also was observed at official level and the National flag flew at Half Mast.
Chairman Quetta Yakjehti Council Abdul Qayoom Changezi said that sit in along with the dead bodies will not be undertaken.
Shia Ulema Council has announced to stage a sit-in on Monday at Korangi town Karachi to express solidarity with the victims of Quetta blast.
Baluchistan and Punjab bar association have announced boycott court proceeding Monday to protest against killing.
While‚ Majlis-e-Wahadatul Muslimeen has said that the victims of Quetta explosion will not be buried and sit-in will continue till the fulfillment of its demands.
The people belonging to Hazara tribe have placed dead bodies of about one hundred and nine martyrs of Quetta killing outside an Imambargha in Quetta and are holding protest.
Meanwhile Hazara Democratic Party leader Azizullah Hazara has said inflicting losses to Hazara community is not in Pakistan’s interest.
Addressing a press conference in Quetta on Sunday he said sectarian violence can only be contained through targeted operation. He said the government should arrest culprits within 48 hours.
All major shopping centers in Hyderabad and Mirpur Khas in Sindh province divisions remained close on Sunday while traffic on the roads is also thin. A number of protest rallies were also taken out to condemn the Quetta incidents.
In Lahore‚ people staged a protest demonstration in front of Governor House in Lahore against the tragic incident.
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Posted by Tahir Khan
on Feb 17 2013. Filed under Latest News, National, Pakistan.
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I truly sympathize with all the minorities of Pakistan. Many of the perpetrators of violence be it against christians, ahmaddiyyas, shias, sufis, hindoos are motivated by reasons other than spiritual. It could be seizing land, suppressing them so that they act as slaves, plain hatred against people unlike them, jealousy….When the state (using madrassas) teaches its children to hate other cultures, linguistics, races, religions it is very easy for a whole nation to be seduced by the language of hate. The pakistani state sponsored terrorism (and maybe still does) for “strategic depth”. LeJ against Iran, LeT, HuD, HM, HuM and all its offshoots against India for Kashmir, several Sikh militant organisations for Khalistan (Indian Punjab), Taliban and its offshoots against Afghanistan. Indians did the same for Tamil Tigers but grew wise after it turned against them.
One must realize that these terrorists do not exist in a vacuum. There is widespread support for it among the population. I hope that the youth of Pakistan realizes where the world is going and how the nation of Pakistan has been left behind. Thousands of people from Pakistan seeking better lives escape to other countries only to realize that even others cultures are now wary of them. Sometimes they have to lie and say they are Indians…a nation they despise.
I believe that in this information age, it will be difficult for militant ideologues to continue to brainwash the local population supported byu the state which wants to spread disinformation to pursue its “strategic depth”. But I do hope that the “normal” population wakes up before thousands more are killed on this altar of hate.