Posted on March 10, 2013 by beenasarwar
Syed Shehroz Hussain (centre) holds a picture of his father, Dr Riaz Hussain Shah who was killed in Peshawar recently.
Students and professionals in the Boston area organised a well-attended vigil on Friday evening in solidarity with Pakistan’s Shia Muslims and in protest against the ongoing target killings. A heavy snowstorm cleared up hours before the candlelight vigil at picturesque Copley Square in downtown Boston that some participants travelled for hours to attend. Continue reading →
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Filed under: Communalism, Progressive politics | Tagged: #shiagenocide, Dr Syed Ali Haider, Dr Syed Riaz Hussain Shah, Hazara, Husain Haqqani, KhudiAli, Murtaza, Pakistan, Sara Sulehri, Shia, target killings | Leave a comment »
Posted on January 25, 2011 by beenasarwar
PMA protest walk (update: postponed pending negotiations with government)
From Pakistan Medical Association:
Dear CIVIL SOCIETY Friends,
Walk with Joint Action Committee of Doctors
Monday, 31st January, 11.30am
From PMA House to Karachi Press Club
Wear Black
For press release and details see Dr Sarwar blog
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Posted on August 3, 2010 by beenasarwar
The latest target killing – or assassination – in Karachi has once again plunged the city into tension. Four unidentified gunmen shot dead MQM leader and member of provincial assembly Haidar Raza during wuzu (ablutions) at a mosque where he had gone to attend a relative’s funeral prayers in Nazimabad Block No.2 this afternoon. His guard was gunned down first.
Some 400 people have died in target killings so far this year in Karachi – but in this sprawling city of over 18 million, life in most areas goes on. Haidar Raza’s high-profile murder, however, sent a wave of panic through the entire city. Continue reading →
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