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February 18th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Protesters gathered in the capital Islamabad’s Faizabad Square from across the country, to condemn what they call the Pakistani government’s failure to secure the country’s tribal region, especially the Shia community of Parachinar.
Shia majority town of Parachinar is located in Kurram tribal region, which is considered a main base for the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Protesters chanted anti-government slogans, demanding the authorities to come up with a solution for the worsening security situation.
On Friday, at least 36 people, mostly Shia Muslims, were killed in a powerful bomb blast in a northwestern marketplace, close to the Afghan border. Many others were also injured in the attack.
The Shia Muslim community in Kurram has been facing a humanitarian crisis since November 2007, when pro-Taliban groups cut off the area from the rest of the country. According to local sources, hundreds of Shias have been killed in the region since the militants launched their campaign.
TTP militants have also targeted several Shia religious gatherings in different parts of the country over the past few months.
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