Thousands of Shia Muslims including civil society in Shikarpur marked the first anniversary of Shikarpur blast yesterday on Saturday that killed at least 61 worshipers including children last year during Friday prayer on January 30, 2015.
Shiites including activists and leaders of Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslmeen (MWM), Shia Ulema Council (SUC), Imamia Students Organization (ISO), Asgharia Students Organization (ASO), Jafria Students Organizatio (JSO) , local Shia organizations and civil society participated in the program, where the speakers paid the tribute to the martyrs of Shikarpur Blast.
According to details, a bomb blast had taken place during Friday prayers at an Shiite center in Shikarpur, last year when worshipers were performing prayers to Allah S.W.T.
Strict operation was demanded after the incident against terrorists and a protest campaign was also initiated and a long march was also carried out from Shikarpur to Chief Minister House in Karachi.
Sources told that all terrorists of Shikarpur incident have been killed and leader of LeJ, the party which accepted the responsibility of the attack, Malik Ishaq had also been killed in police encounter.
source : abna24
