Imambargah blast: Complete shutter-down strike being observed in Shikarpur

Imambargah blast: Complete shutter-down strike being observed in Shikarpur
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Summary The shutter-down strike is being on the appeal of Shuhada Committee.

SHIKARPUR (Web Desk) – Complete shutter-down strike is being observed in Shikarpur district of Sindh today (Friday) against last week’s suicide attack on Karbala-e-Moalla Imambargah, Dunya News reported.

At least 63 people were killed and more than 80 sustained injuries when a suicide bomber struck imambargah last Friday.

While protesting against the incident today, Shuhada Committee has demanded fool-proof security of imambargahs and immediate disbursement of compensations to heirs of the victims.

The committee has also announced to stage sit-in at Ghanta Ghar Chowk after Friday prayers.

January 30th  incident was the second attack on a Shia mosque since Pakistani security forces stepped up operations against Tehreek-e-Taliban and its allies following a December attack on a Peshawar school.

In a previous attack, seven people were killed when a bomb exploded outside an imambargah in the city of Rawalpindi on January 10.