Federal Minister express condolence with Shia leaders and demand judicial inquiry of Ashura blast.

Jafaria news Correspondent:

While addressing the press conference at Karachi Press Club.Maulana Sheikh Hassan Salahuddin, Maulana Mukhtar Imami, Mirza Yousuf Hussain along with other Shiite Ulema’s said that, on Friday all the main roads of the city will be blocked and the squads of the Shiites will flagellate against the unlawful detainment of their innocent youths who were arrested in raids in different areas of the city on Wednesday.

They mentioned that the procession will pass through its old routes and if anyone tried to interfere or curtail the march they will protest on the country level.

They warned the high-ups to take effective measures upon this development otherwise the protests will be escalated in every part of the country adding that the blockage of the thoroughfares will be the first step.

During the conference a Shiite woman appealed the authorities to release her innocent brother Muntazar Naqvi who were arrested in a raid last night in the jurisdiction of Peoples Colony.

Shiite Ulema’s informed that about 86 people were arrested and accumulated in Darakhshan police station who belonged to different sects including Shiites and Sunnis last night.

They appealed the authorities to release the innocents and take immediate action against the terrorist elements who arson and ransacked the Boltan market instead of implicating the false cases on the Shiite youths.

Moreever, At least 6 more Shia youths were nabbed by the police in connection with riots and arson inflicted following Karachi bombing at Asuhra procession on M.A Jinnah Road.
The new arrests have been made from separate parts of metropolis including Ancholi(Saddat Colony), Samanabad, Peoples Chowrangi, Gulistan-e-Johar, Malir and Jafar Tayyar areas.

According to police sources, those apprehended were allegedly accused of triggering riots and setting ablaze many government and private vehicles, shops located in Bolton and Light House Markets, buildings and ransacking banks after bomb attack at main Ashura procession on M.A. Jinnah Road on 10th of Muharram.

However, denying any likeliness of torture on held alleged culprits, police said they will only be investigated but the families of detained youths alleged the brutal torture on their beloved by the police person.

Maulana Dr Aqeel Moosa, Maulana Abbas Waziri, Ghulam Muhammad Fakhruddin and others attended the conference.

Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmed Bilour and Jaffaria Alliance President Allama Abbas Kumaili on Wednesday demanded the high level judicial probe of the Ashura bomb blast. They said that this was not the only a conspiracy against the people of metropolis but also a conspiracy against the country. They were addressing the joint press conference at Allama Abbas Kumaili House, followed by a meeting to express condolence to the Shia leaders regarding the bomb blast in Ashura. Awami National Party Sindh Chief Shahi Syed, Provincial Secretary General Ameen Khattak, ANP’s Provincial minister Ameer Nawab and others accompanied the Federal Minister.

Ghulam Ahmed Bilour underlined the need to crush the hands involved in the Ashura bomb blast saying that bomb blast on Ashura procession and arsons incidents were well-planned. He appealed to the Ulema’s and religious scholars to play their role to end the religious differences among the religious school of thoughts saying that this kind of situation was the threat for the stability of the country.

He said that the mourners were not involved in the fire and looting incidents saying that miscreants had involved in the looting and arsons incidents on Ashura.

Bilour said that holy Quran is prohibited the killing of innocent people saying that those who involved in the killing and bloodshed of innocent people are not to be called Muslims.

He said that ANP is the secular party but we are following the teachings of Islam saying that secularism gives the lesson to respect humanity and religions.

He said that we came here to express condolence to the community over the lost of precious lives.

He said that Pukhtoon community was suffering the decisions of former General and religious leaders, who used the Pukhtoon community for their vested interest in the name of Jihad in Afghanistan.

Allama Abbas Kumaili said that Ashura blast was a conspiracy against the country adding that there is no shia and sunni conflict in the country.

He said that some extremist’s elements were involved in the heinous acts to fulfill their vested interests.

He asked the religious parties to end their double views regarding the bomb blast and suicide incidents in the country saying that these are the enemy of Pakistan and Islam.

He demanded of the government to arrest the real culprits involved in the Ashura blast and denounced the arrest of Shia youths in the connection of arsons incidents saying that after the media revelations of facts the picture was cleared.

Earlier, the ANP leaders were held the meeting with the Jaffaria Alliance leaders at Allama Abbas Kumaili house. Allama Nisar Ahmed Qalandari, Allama Aftab Jafari, Maulana Hussain Masoodi, Salman Mujtaba, Shabar Raza, Ali Ahmar, Sabir Karbalai, Allama Ali Karar Naqvi and others were present on the occasion.