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Shias in New York protest against ‘genocide’ in Pakistan – The Express Tribune
NEW YORK, More than 1,000 Shias marched in the streets of New York on Friday to voice their anger at the Pakistani government and the Taliban for what they called a genocide in
their community.
This demonstration is to condemn the
violence of the Taliban, al Qaeda and all
these extremists in Islam, said one 21-
year-old US protester of Pakistani
descent, who would only give his name as
Komal.
They are not considered Muslims,
because they are doing what the Quran is
against, he said.
The march in which many women and
children participated started outside the
UN headquarters and wrapped up at the
Pakistani consulate.
Demonstrators carried signs bearing
slogans such as Stop the violence. We are
people of peace and Pakistani Shias
have the right to live.
A press release issued by the Consulate of
Pakistan expressed solidarity with the
Shia community and said that protecting
and promoting the fundamental rights of
all citizens of Pakistan regardless of their
religion or ethnicity was a sacred mission
of the democratically elected Government
of Pakistan.
The embassy also assured
the protesters that the petition of the
10,000 Souls March would be
transmitted to the concerned authorities
in the country.
Last month, a bomb attack claimed by the
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on a
Shia procession killed eight and wounded
30 others as the community marked their
holiest day of Ashura.
The blast followed another suicide attack
also claimed by the TTP that killed 23
people at a Shia procession in Rawalpindi,
the countrys deadliest bombing for five
months.
NEW YORK, More than 1,000 Shias marched in the streets of New York on Friday to voice their anger at the Pakistani government and the Taliban for what they called a genocide in
their community.
This demonstration is to condemn the
violence of the Taliban, al Qaeda and all
these extremists in Islam, said one 21-
year-old US protester of Pakistani
descent, who would only give his name as
Komal.
They are not considered Muslims,
because they are doing what the Quran is
against, he said.
The march in which many women and
children participated started outside the
UN headquarters and wrapped up at the
Pakistani consulate.
Demonstrators carried signs bearing
slogans such as Stop the violence. We are
people of peace and Pakistani Shias
have the right to live.
A press release issued by the Consulate of
Pakistan expressed solidarity with the
Shia community and said that protecting
and promoting the fundamental rights of
all citizens of Pakistan regardless of their
religion or ethnicity was a sacred mission
of the democratically elected Government
of Pakistan.
The embassy also assured
the protesters that the petition of the
10,000 Souls March would be
transmitted to the concerned authorities
in the country.
Last month, a bomb attack claimed by the
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on a
Shia procession killed eight and wounded
30 others as the community marked their
holiest day of Ashura.
The blast followed another suicide attack
also claimed by the TTP that killed 23
people at a Shia procession in Rawalpindi,
the countrys deadliest bombing for five
months.
