SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) — Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Pakistani cities of Karachi and Khairpur to condemn the recent wave of deadly attacks on Shia Muslims, Press TV reports.
On Friday, the demonstrators demanded that the Pakistani government take action to stop the killings.
As recently as last Wednesday, six Shias, including a doctor, were killed in separate attacks in different parts of Pakistan.
Nearly 400 Shias have been killed in targeted attacks this year.
The country’s Shia leaders have demanded that the government immediately investigate the attacks on Shia Muslims.
The killing of Shias has caused international outrage, with human rights groups and regional countries, including Iran, expressing concern over the situation.
On Thursday, Human Rights Watch issued a statement asking the Pakistani government to “urgently act” to protect the country’s Shia Muslims.
“Deadly attacks on Shia (Shiite) communities across Pakistan are escalating,” Brad Adams, the Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said in the same statement.
“The government’s persistent failure to apprehend attackers or prosecute the extremist groups organizing the attacks suggests that it is indifferent to this carnage,” Adams added.—www.shafaqna.com/English
Source: Press TV
