Following protests and a call by Shia clerics of Anjuman-e-Imamia Baltistan against the delay in the arrest of the perpetrators, the local government also announced three days of mourning, with educational institutions and offices being closed for the period.
Protests and demonstrations were held in different areas and it has been said that Eidul Fitr will be observed in mourning as well.
Earlier, gunmen pulled more than 20 Shias from a bus and shot them dead in the third such incident in six months, officials confirmed.
Officials said that the bus was ambushed in the hills of Babusar Top, around 160km north of Islamabad.
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O Almighty! Why we are Pakistanis?
Where are our geelanis, mirwaiz and other freedom fighters, who shout on top of their voices against India.
It has been due to indian army that, these sectarian clashes ave not spilled over to Indian side. Muslims killing muslims is not news in kashmir.
Karachi will observe complete shutdown of karachi for eid.
This is horrible. My deepest sympathy for the families that lost loved ones.
Similar things used to happen in Indian side of Kashmir. Pakistan supported terrorists, wearing Indian army uniforms, massacred 36 Sikhs in 2000. David Headley confessed that it was the LeT terrorists that did this. The ISI supported terrorists used to indiscriminately butcher people in Indian Kashmir for over two decades.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittisinghpura_massacre
What is happening now in Pakistan is that the chicken (rather snakes?) raised by the ISI are now coming home to roost.
Where is BNF, what it is doing to protect its citizenry ... ???
@Jibran Khan: United Nations secretary general has expressed his deep sorrow on the incident and condemned such activities being done on indication of insurgents,he also conveyed message of condolence to the bereaved families.
As for as our rulers is concerned,they have no time.They are busy because general election a head,power game is going on,they need power so have not sympathy for people going through bitter conditions.