Pakistani Shias hold demos

Demonstrations were held after Friday prayers in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, and many other cities and towns across the country.

The gatherings were organized by the Imamia Student Organization (ISO), the All Pakistan Shia Action Committee (APSAC), and Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan (MWMP), a Press TV correspondent reported.

The demonstrators shouted slogans against the government and censured the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

They also denounced the Saudi policy of funding extremist groups in Pakistan who commit acts of violence against other Muslims.

The Shia Muslims were killed when a bus carrying passengers from Rawalpindi to the northern town of Gilgit came under attack in the mountainous region of Kohistan.

The bus was carrying 39 people, mostly Shia pilgrims, returning to their hometowns after visiting holy shrines in various Iranian cities.

The outlawed terrorist group Jundallah claimed responsibility for the attack.

Talking to Press TV, protest leader Abbas Kumaili strongly condemned the incident and said he held the government responsible for failing to maintain law and order. Other speakers criticized the US-Israeli-Saudi troika for fomenting chaos in the country.

Following Tuesday’s incident, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced the formation of a special team comprised of high-ranking police and intelligence officials to investigate the incident.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the violence and extended his condolences to families of the victims of the “abhorrent attack.”

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