Hundreds of thousands of locals gathered in the Skardu area in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) protesting against the Pakistani government demanding an immediate release of their leader and top Shia cleric Agha Baqir Al-Hussaini.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani spoke by telephone today to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen them further.
The Shia community applauded the central and J-K administration for lifting the ban on Azadari processions, mourning Imam Hussain’s martyrdom, in the Kashmir valley after a hiatus of more than three decades.
Protest rallies were held against the massacre of Shiite teachers, which KPK authorities tried to prove a land dispute. The horrific incident took place after unidentified gunmen killed a person at Shalozan on Thursday.
On Thursday, Tehreek-e-Taliban, an umbrella group of several Sunni Muslim terrorist groups, claimed responsibility for killing the Shia teachers in a government-run school in Pakistan. Seven teachers were killed in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The press conference was addressed by President JUAIK Ladakh, Sheikh Nazir Mehdi Mohammadi who said that the persecution of Shia Muslims of Pakistan is not a new thing whether its Quetta or any other place, the killers of Shias are known and roaming free.
Several people from the Shia community staged protests in Alamgari Bazar, Zadibal area of Srinagar expressing anger against the targeted killings of the Shia community in Pakistan. "Pakistani government is behind the attacks. Today we have gathered to show that we stand strong with the Shia
Condemning Zardari over the mass killing of Shia teachers in Pakistan, Shujaat Ali Quadri, Chairman of the Muslim Students Organisation in India, asked why his governemnt and the security agencies could not protect the minority community in Pakistan.