The Shia Ulema Council (SUC) announced to stage protest rallies and demonstrations across the Sindh on Sunday (today) On the second day of mourning in connection with the Arbaeen (Chehlum) twin bomb blasts in karachi.

The announcement was made by Shia Ulema Council Pakistan Chief Allama Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi at a press conference held here at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Saturday.
According to the Shiite News Correspondent, Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi demanded an independent and impartial high-level inquiry be constituted and the culprits be brought to book.
Renowned Shia leader said that the government once again had failed to avert the terrorist activities like the Ashura procession in which several mourners and peaceful citizens lost their lives. “If the administration had taken collective measures, the incident would not have occurred, demanding that a higher level judicial commission should be established to conduct an impartial inquiry into the matter”, he said.
He added,” We are sure that the terrorist would be expose if the govt take action sincerely”.
He warned the militants that their cowardly attacks could not weaken the mourning of Imam Hussain (AS), rather it will be firm and strong in the face of every kind of atrocities.
He further appealed the government to award the exemplary punishment to the miscreants involved in the bloody mishaps and release the innocent Shiite youth who were detained on the base of partial CCTV footage.
He also showed the solidarity with the Christian and Sunni community who lost their lives in Jinnah Hospital blast.
He further demanded that compensation be paid to all those who were martyred during the 9th, 10th Muharram and Arbaeen (Chehlum) indiscriminately. He expressed his thanks to the people who endorsed the strike call given by the Shia organisations. He said a high-level judicial commission be formed to investigate the factors behind these incidents that occurred within 40 days and who were the culprits who unleashed a reign of terror in the city. The cooperation extended by the people denied the impression that it was a sectarian clash and said that it was the continuation of Ashura blast and a total failure of the government and security agencies.
Rejecting the proposed ban on the Azadri (Mourning of Imam Hussain as), he said that the Azadari was constitutional and religious obligation of Millat-e-Jafferia that would continue to be taken out during Muharram.
He denounced the recommendations made by the Islamic Ideology Council (IDC) regarding ban of religious obligations, he demanded of the government that the Ulema belonging to all schools of thought should be given representation in the IDC so that a consensus viewpoint should be evolved from this platform.

Imamia student’s organization (ISO) Karachi division calls for protest demonstration against the genocide of Shia Muslims in Pakistan and government negligence towards arresting the genuine master minds of the blasts attacks on Shiite.
According to the Shiite News correspondent, ISO Karachi President Zain Ansari said that Government is not taking keen interest in arresting the genuine masterminds of the previous consecutive three blasts in Karachi on Muharram Processions and no steps to brust the network of terrorists have been taken yet therefore Imamia students organization has decided to stage protest demonstration in front of Chief Minister House on Tuesday at 2 P.M sharp against government negligence and continuous attack on Shiites.
He said that this was the responsibility of the state to protect their citizens but Government has failed to protect the mourners (Azadar’s) of Imam Hussain on five bomb blasts in the city during the two months period.
He further stated that we did not accept the traditional way of investigation saying that “Government should arrest the real terrorists and the masterminds of these bomb blasts”, he concluded.

The difference between the government and Shia Leaders has been surfaced in term of declaring the death toll of the twin bombings incidents in Karachi on the revered day of Arbaeen Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS). The government has claimed that the death toll of the twin bomb blast rise on34, as another body has been identified today (Sunday). 

Talking to the Shiite News, Jafaria Alliance Pakistan Central leader Ali Ahmar said that only two more persons were martyred after the Friday bomb blast and the death toll of Arbaeen (Chehlum) Imam Hussain (AS) bomb blast has claimed 27 lives of innocent people so far.

Conversely, the Sindh Health Secretary Fasihud Din Khan said the number of martyrs in Chehlum day twin bombings incidents rose to 34, adding he does not know the total number of injured being treated at various hospitals of the city.

According to statistics garnered from various hospitals, at least 16 injured have been sent home on reaching stable and recovered condition. There are at least 33 injured people being treated at Agha Khan University Hospital, and 14 at Liaquat National Hospital. Injureds admit in Liaquat National Hospital expressed their annoyance over the negligence of the hospital staff, saying that the hospital administration is unconcerned towards the negligence of the hospital staff in Liaquat National Hospital.

Protest demonstration against the bloodshed of mourners (azadar) of Imam Hussain (a.s) have commenced across the country in every big and small cities of Pakistan. Different ulemas and scholars in their speech condemned the continuous blast in azadari procession and demanded immediate arrest of terrorist involve in the blasts. Different religious scholars in their speech warned government that they wouldn’t stop protest demonstration until and unless government become successful in arresting the masterminds of blasts which took place in Karachi. On other hand different big Shiite organization are planning for their next step as ultimatum of 48 hours to government finishes.