Tag: Sectarianism

March 27th, 2021; By Hamid Riaz & Hassan Raza; LAHORE/Gilgit City; 2 people were injured in yet another incident of firing in GB, today. As police announced arrests of several culprits in relation to the Naltar Incident. GB govt announces cancellation of govt exams in light of the prevailing security situation.

March 26th, 2021; By Hamid Riaz & Hassan Raza; LAHORE; 6 people including a woman were killed when assailants opened fire on a passenger jeep traveling from Gilgit to Naltar, yesterday. Following the incident, the GB admin declared a 'red alert' as Shia-Sunni tensions escalate.

October 29th, 2020; Bureau Report; LAHORE; Afghan cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, the administrator of Madrassa Zubeiri injured in the blast on October 27, is said to be quite vocal against the school of thought espoused by the Salafi and the Daish.

October 27th, 2020; By Farzana Ali; PESHAWAR; An explosion at a madrassa in Dir Colony has targeted an Afghan religious leader of Spin Jamaat in an attempt to stoke sectarian conflict in the city.

تحریر: فرزانہ علی; پشاور; افغانستان سے تعلق رکھنے والے شیخ رحیم اللہ حقانی جن پر اس سے قبل بھی تین بار قاتلانہ حملے ہوچکے ہیں کو اس بار مسجد کے اندر تدریس کے دوران بچوں کی موجودگی میں نشانہ بنایا گیا۔دیر کالونی کی سپین جماعت اور اسکے ساتھ واقع مدرسہ زبیری کئی سالوں سے افغانستان اور پاکستان کے قبائلی اضلاع سمیت دوسرے صوبوں سے آنیوالے طلباء کو درس وتدریس دینے میں اہم کردار ادا کررہا ہے

September 21st, 2020 By Shaukat Korai; KARACHI; The Shia community warns that Pakistan can quickly fall into a spiral of bloody sectarian strife of previous decades if the government does not act swiftly against elements stoking sectarian hatred against the minority sect.

September 10th, 2020; By Ahmad Saeed; LAHORE; Following the Ashura, a systematic hate campaign has been initiated against members of the Shia community with more than 40 blasphemy cases registered so far, with several dozen Shia Scholars already behind bars, fanning the flames of sectarianism.