Twitterati denounce sectarian violence by trending #ShiaSunniBrotherhood
At least 49 people were killed and dozens injured as result of an explosion in Shikarpur
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Soon after the deadly attack on an Imambargah in Shikarpur that claimed 49 lives and injured several others, the twitterati trended #ShiaSunniBrotherhood on Twitter to denounce sectarian violence and terrorism.
One user said that it is the enemy that doesn’t want to see people uniting in the country.
#ShiaSunniBrotherhood Unity is the only thing which enemies of Pak and Islam fear the most #PakUnitedAgainstTerrorism pic.twitter.com/iOWhGcnFvO
— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanKVirk) January 30, 2015A Twitter account attributed to Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadir Khan also joined the bandwagon by saying
#ShiaSunniBrotherhood It is high time that all Muslims unite against terrorism! pic.twitter.com/2384KLMLDe
— Dr.Abdul Qadeer Khan (@DrAbdulQadeerPk) January 30, 2015One user termed it a failure to challenge the ideology of extremism
Govt & Opposition Politicians are failing to directly & practically challenge the ideology of extremism.
#ShiaSunniBrotherhood
— MuhammadAnjumKiani (@AnjumKiani) January 30, 2015There were condemnations from virtually everyone
#ShiaSunniBrotherhood
Killing of humans is brutal, whether Shia, Sunni, Christian or Hindu.
— Beenish Malik (@iambeenishmalik) January 30, 2015If you allow the seed of hatred to be planted in your hearts remember you will destroy yourself.
#ShiaSunniBrotherHood
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) January 30, 2015I'm not Shia but my neighbor is; if his house catches on fire so mine will damage too. I want to protect both houses. #ShiaSunniBrotherhood
— Ray (@RayhanPTI) January 30, 2015Katal e hussain asal mein marg e yazeed hai islam to zinda hota hai her karabala k bad #YoumeAli let's show unity #shiasunnibrotherhood
— rebellion (@mynameisArk) July 31, 2013The hashtag #ShiaSunniBrotherhood remained among top 3 trending topics in Pakistan along with #Shikarpur and #CrushTTPandJundullah
