At least 37 killed in Pakistan terror attacks

[Bhai Zakir]

At least 37 killed in Pakistan terror attacks


At least 37 people have been killed in Pakistan as Taliban terrorists including suicide bombers targeted security forces and Shia processions in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi and Karachi during the Islamic month of Muharram.

In the Rawalpindi incident, the bomber blew himself up when people tried to prevent him from entering the procession that was on its way to an imambargah (Shia prayer hall) shortly before midnight last night, officials said today.

They said the devastating attack left 23 people dead and 68 injured.

Shia processions organised during the month of Muharram have often been targeted in the past and two blasts, including one involving a suspected suicide bomber, outside a Karachi imambargah last evening killed two persons and injured 16 others, including media representatives and security men.

The suspected bomber's explosives went off when his motorcycle collided with an auto-rickshaw outside the Karachi imambargah.

As rescuers and security personnel gathered at the site, an improvised explosive device went off, injuring more people.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks in Rawalpindi and Karachi.

A Taliban spokesperson told the media that the militants had a "war of belief" with the Shias.

Branding the minority sect as "blasphemers," the spokesman said the Taliban would continue attacking them.

Separately, four policemen, including a senior officer, were gunned down by militants at Bannu in the northwest yesterday while five persons were killed and 20 injured when a security forces vehicle was targeted with a roadside bomb in the southwestern city of Quetta.

The attacks prompted authorities to beef up security for the Developing Eight (D-8) Summit beginning here today.

Leaders from Iran, Egypt, Malaysia, Nigeria, Turkey, Bangladesh and Indonesia are attending the meet, which Pakistan is using as an event to position itself as a key player in the Islamic world.

At least 37 killed in Pakistan terror attacks - World - DNA

 

[Jango]

Our country is practically in lock down during these days of Muharram, after every 50 feet, you see some kind of LEA person.

Some people really are after Shias badly. May Allah keep everyone in His safety. Be it Shia, Sunni, Hazara, Baloch, or whatever.

 

[Cherokee]

Our country is practically in lock down during these days of Muharram, after every 50 feet, you see some kind of LEA person.

Some people really are after Shias badly. May Allah keep everyone in His safety. Be it Shia, Sunni, Hazara, Baloch, or whatever.

Is It TTP or some Jahangvi named Group or someone else ??

 

[American Pakistani]

@ thread starter this thread is already started, do some search before posting several thread in excitement.

 

[Jango]

Is It TTP or some Jahangvi named Group or someone else ??

Nobody has been blamed for it clear cut by the government. Most think it is Taliban who are doing this, and this opinion is further strengthened by this, TTP claims responsibility for Karachi, Pindi blasts.

This really is a mess.

 

[hankau62]

Nobody has been blamed for it clear cut by the government. Most think it is Taliban who are doing this, and this opinion is further strengthened by this, TTP claims responsibility for Karachi, Pindi blasts.

This really is a mess.

What are the wishes of TTP goons? What message they want to convey?

 

[Raje amar]

RPI the deads.

Pakistan must see the enemy within & try to defeat it. its the only thing hurting Pakistan most.

 

[muse]

What are the wishes of TTP goons? What message they want to convey?

Their message to Pakistan is " Submit or Die"

 

[Thorough Pro]

Our country is practically in lock down during these days of Muharram.........................Some people really are after Shias badly.

Salat is the most important prayer for every muslim, and there is a specific manner toperform it, Even then our religion allowed it to be performed in shoes and /or on horse back if in war, allowed it to be performed sitting or lying if sick, allowed it to be performed at home if threat from an enemy, then looking at the situation in the country and threat from terrorists to target muhram gatherings and previous years of experience of such attacks and indiscriminate killing of innocent people, can these muharam gatherings be not done in the safety of Imam Bargahs or special designated places instead of the streets, more vulnerable to such attacks?

Is this stubbornness or idiocity to play in terrorists hands and get so many innocent people killed?

Religious freedom means that people are free to choose and follow any religion they want without any compulsion, you are free to build places for prayers, and pray as you like in those places. it does not give you freedom to endanger innocent life. There are a lot of Shia community in many non-asian countries, they never have such congressions on the road, why can't we do the same in Pakistan?

 

[muse]

What next pro - should they just stay in doors or move to some other country and give up on their own country?

Interesting that you don't ask terrorists to go Arabia where they will not have to suffer Muslims

 

[somebozo]

Salat is the most important prayer for every muslim, and there is a specific manner toperform it, Even then our religion allowed it to be performed in shoes and /or on horse back if in war, allowed it to be performed sitting or lying if sick, allowed it to be performed at home if threat from an enemy, then looking at the situation in the country and threat from terrorists to target muhram gatherings and previous years of experience of such attacks and indiscriminate killing of innocent people, can these muharam gatherings be not done in the safety of Imam Bargahs or special designated places instead of the streets, more vulnerable to such attacks?

Is this stubbornness or idiocity to play in terrorists hands and get so many innocent people killed?

Religious freedom means that people are free to choose and follow any religion they want without any compulsion, you are free to build places for prayers, and pray as you like in those places. it does not give you freedom to endanger innocent life. There are a lot of Shia community in many non-asian countries, they never have such congressions on the road, why can't we do the same in Pakistan?

What next pro - should they just stay in doors or move to some other country and give up on their own country?

Interesting that you don't ask terrorists to go Arabia where they will not have to suffer Muslims

A civil state and ideological / religion camp is always at conflict with each other.

You can either have have - a civil state with defined borders and identity, passport and government with equal rights and liberties for all citizens - the 21st century way.

Or a ideological border-less state with power factions continuously at war with each other over whose god is real - the 7th century way.

Even countries where Islam was born do not follows the later way anymore.

 

[vsdoc]

Religious freedom means that people are free to choose and follow any religion they want without any compulsion, you are free to build places for prayers, and pray as you like in those places. it does not give you freedom to endanger innocent life. There are a lot of Shia community in many non-asian countries, they never have such congressions on the road, why can't we do the same in Pakistan?

I think our Shia-Sunni mix is pretty similar to yours.

And I do not know about elsewhere in India personally, but in Pune, Shias have these on our roads all the time.

 

[Thorough Pro]

I knew that gonna happen, don't mis-understand me. Every Pakistani is free to choose and follow his religion and no one should object to it. what i am saying is, doing your religious rituals (all sects) is you right and you should do it, but is doing that ritual on the street a part of that ritual? would it be incomplete if done in designated prayer place like Masjid, Imambargah, Church, Singogue, Temple, whatever?

Why is it that a religious ritual should be performed on the streets?

And I am totally against Rabi-ul-awwal juloos as well. It is a lot better tostay home and offer drood, rather than loitering on streets wasting time. Thos juloos are total kharafat and has not religious value, infact they should not even be termed as relogious congressions. (now people will start calling me Whabbi).

What next pro - should they just stay in doors or move to some other country and give up on their own country?

Interesting that you don't ask terrorists to go Arabia where they will not have to suffer Muslims

 

[Jango]

What next pro - should they just stay in doors or move to some other country and give up on their own country?

Interesting that you don't ask terrorists to go Arabia where they will not have to suffer Muslims

The terrorists should be kicked out, there is no second opinion on that here.

But Shia people should also show a little bit of restraint considering the law and order situation in the country, and be a bit more reserved and tone down their activities. Years back, only procession you saw on Muharram were on 9th and 10th, and sometimes 8th in some areas, But now starting from first day of Muharram to some days after 10th, everyday there is a procession.

people should also understand that the situation in the country is not really good at this moment, so they should be cooperating. Now they are banning motorcycles, phones and schools will be closed,. This was going to happen. people should now cooperate with the government.

 

[itaskol]

RIP.

just kill all of these terrorists.