Indian Shia Religious Scholar Condemns Karachi Killings

Srinagar, India, March 5, IRNA -- Condemning the Killings of nearly 50 people in a bomb explosion in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Sunday, Pairwan-e- Willayat (PeV) demanded immediate end to the Shia killings in the country. At least 50 people have been killed and 150 others injured in a bomb explosion in a Shia neighborhood of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. Patron of Pairwan-e-willayat Moulana Sibte Mohammad Shabir Qumi termed the act as inhuman. In a statement issued here, Qumi appealed to Muslim Ummah to protest against the ‘genocide’ of Shias and demanded immediate end to violence. Strongly condemning the killings in Karachi, Qumi blamed the Pakistan government for utter failure in discharging its duty of protecting the citizens. “Government has failed till date to ensure the safety of innocent people of Shia community, the genocide of these innocent people seems to have no end,” he said. He said that thousands of Shias have been killed in these brutal attacks in last few years and urged the government to initiate measures to curb the recurrence of such incidents in future. “The Government of Pakistan must stop the killings of these innocent people. And whosoever is behind these attacks must be punished to death,” Qumi said. Nearly 50 people were killed in the attack on Sunday. Different Shia organizations have condemned the attack and have staged protests demonstration against the innocent killings. Earlier, on February 16 a devastating bomb attack targeting Shia Hazaras in Quetta city of southwestern Pakistan claimed 80 lives and more than 200 people were injured./end