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Over 500 members of the Shia Community were killed in 2012, stated a report released by the Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Musilmeen (MWM) on Monday.
“Terrorists attacked innocent Azadar (mourners of Imam Hussain-AS) through suicide bombings, planted bombs, remote-controlled bombs, IEDs and shooting,” said Asif Safavi of the MWM in the report.
Of the total number, 136 were killed in Karachi alone and the Shia community lost prominent leaders Allama Aftab Haider Jafari and Saeed Haider Zaidi to attacks in the metropolis.
The report recalled that Shias were slain in three major attacks in Babu Sar (Lolusar), Kohistan and Chilas. These victims—who had been pulled out of buses and murdered after being identified as Shias—were on their way to Gilgit-Baltistan.
The MWM report stated that pilgrims to the holy shrines of Imam Reza (AS) and Bibi Fatimah Masoomah had lost their lives in suicide attacks between Quetta and Taftan on a number of occasions. It pointed out that the latest attack took place on December 30 and resulted in the deaths of 19 people.
The religious party stated that at least four members of the community were beheaded in 2012 — two in Sargodha and the same number in Quetta. The victims in Quetta included noted religious scholar Maulana Noor Ali. The MWM said that these men were slaughtered like animals by terrorists, who also recorded a video of the gory incident. Another eminent scholar, Allama Saqlain Kazmi, was murdered in Punjab.
In Rawalpindi, Dera Ismail Khan and Khairpur districts, mourning processions became the target of terror attacks and several Shia Muslims lost their lives.
In 2012, the province of Balochistan had the highest number of casualties with 156 Shias falling victims to violence. Next was Sindh, where 145 members of the community were slain. At least 81 were killed in Punjab, while 55 died in Gilgit-Balistan, the report stated. It added that nine died in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, while 44 were killed in the Parachinar/Kurrum Agency and 12 in Orakzai Agency, bringing the total number of Shia Muslims killed in the Federally Administered tribal Areas (FATA) to 56.
As many as 136 people from the Shia community were killed in Karachi, which was the largest number for a city. In Quetta, 119 lost their lives, while 55 were murdered in Gilgit, 44 in Parachinar, 25 in Rawalpindi, 21 in Khanpur, 16 in Dera Ismail Khan, 12 in Orakzai Agency, 29 in Mastung, seven each in Lahore and Mach, six in Sargodha, four in Peshawar, three each in Hangu and Larkana, two each in Faisalabad, Khairpur and Nawabshah and one each in Ali Pur, Chaman, Dadu, Hub, Noshera, Shahdad Kot and Sialkot.
January of 2012 saw 42 Shias murdered, while 37 were killed in February, 36 in March, 34 in April, 24 in May, 30 in June, 35 in July, 42 in August, 51 in September, 28 in October, 80 in November and 63 in December.
Over 500 members of the Shia Community were killed in 2012, stated a report released by the Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Musilmeen (MWM) on Monday.
“Terrorists attacked innocent Azadar (mourners of Imam Hussain-AS) through suicide bombings, planted bombs, remote-controlled bombs, IEDs and shooting,” said Asif Safavi of the MWM in the report.
Of the total number, 136 were killed in Karachi alone and the Shia community lost prominent leaders Allama Aftab Haider Jafari and Saeed Haider Zaidi to attacks in the metropolis.
The report recalled that Shias were slain in three major attacks in Babu Sar (Lolusar), Kohistan and Chilas. These victims—who had been pulled out of buses and murdered after being identified as Shias—were on their way to Gilgit-Baltistan.
The MWM report stated that pilgrims to the holy shrines of Imam Reza (AS) and Bibi Fatimah Masoomah had lost their lives in suicide attacks between Quetta and Taftan on a number of occasions. It pointed out that the latest attack took place on December 30 and resulted in the deaths of 19 people.
The religious party stated that at least four members of the community were beheaded in 2012 — two in Sargodha and the same number in Quetta. The victims in Quetta included noted religious scholar Maulana Noor Ali. The MWM said that these men were slaughtered like animals by terrorists, who also recorded a video of the gory incident. Another eminent scholar, Allama Saqlain Kazmi, was murdered in Punjab.
In Rawalpindi, Dera Ismail Khan and Khairpur districts, mourning processions became the target of terror attacks and several Shia Muslims lost their lives.
In 2012, the province of Balochistan had the highest number of casualties with 156 Shias falling victims to violence. Next was Sindh, where 145 members of the community were slain. At least 81 were killed in Punjab, while 55 died in Gilgit-Balistan, the report stated. It added that nine died in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, while 44 were killed in the Parachinar/Kurrum Agency and 12 in Orakzai Agency, bringing the total number of Shia Muslims killed in the Federally Administered tribal Areas (FATA) to 56.
As many as 136 people from the Shia community were killed in Karachi, which was the largest number for a city. In Quetta, 119 lost their lives, while 55 were murdered in Gilgit, 44 in Parachinar, 25 in Rawalpindi, 21 in Khanpur, 16 in Dera Ismail Khan, 12 in Orakzai Agency, 29 in Mastung, seven each in Lahore and Mach, six in Sargodha, four in Peshawar, three each in Hangu and Larkana, two each in Faisalabad, Khairpur and Nawabshah and one each in Ali Pur, Chaman, Dadu, Hub, Noshera, Shahdad Kot and Sialkot.
January of 2012 saw 42 Shias murdered, while 37 were killed in February, 36 in March, 34 in April, 24 in May, 30 in June, 35 in July, 42 in August, 51 in September, 28 in October, 80 in November and 63 in December.
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