http://jazba.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/imam-bargah-under-attack-two-killed-3-injured-in-a-suicide-attack-on-imam-bargah-in-rawalpindi/ A young girl along with the attacker have been killed and a police constable seriously injured in a suicide attack outside the Imambargah (mosque of Shi’ite Muslims) named Kasre-e-Sakeena in Shahzad town area of Shakriyal alongside Expressway. Private TV Channel reported that the blast occurred when the Majlis was underway. Around 300 people were […]
Month: December 2009
3 bomb attacks in 3 days – Pakistani Cover up in process!
It is with dismay and disdain that I hear of the persecution of our Shi’ite brothers in Pakistan – a small Muslim minority. The Shia community of Karachi has been ravaged by 3 separate bomb attacks, in a spate of sectarian violence covering just 3 days from the 26th – 28th December. The Ashoura festival […]
Pakistani Jews…..?
Many of you will be unaware that Pakistan once had a thriving Jewish Community. In particular the City of Karachi boasted a number of Synagogues and at least a 3000 strong fellowship. During the Arab – Israeli wars of 1956 and 1967 the tension in Pakistan became so intense they emigrated to India, England and […]