A sepoy of the Rangers was also shot and injured in Gilgit, Daily Express/Express News correspondent Shakoor Azam told The Express Tribune.
In a related development, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf called G-B Chief Minister Mehdi Shah and expressed grief over the incident in Naran.
Ashraf ordered Pakistan Air Force (PAF) authorities to operate C-130 flights to Gilgit and Skardu to help transport passengers stranded in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, enabling them to celebrate Eidul Fitr with their families.
Hundreds of passengers, including women and children, have been stranded in the twin cities as public and private transport was suspended following the killing of 19 passengers in Babusar.
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Please clearify if all sunnis like SSP- LASHJARR JANGVI? By doing this you guys would make the number game very easy for SHIAS. Because it seems like a number game directed by RIYAD-SAUDI ARABIA and approved by GHQ-islamabad.. Btw just a reminder for sunni brothers that gilgat baltistan is still just ANNEXED with pakistan. Its still not part of Pakistan, u might not beleive it but research it.
My Dear Brothers n Sisters, Plz do not relate the killing of shias in Naran with the killings of Sunnis in Karachi. U need to be neutral to understand the fact that the enemies of shias n sunnis are common. The people who were killed in Karachi were the active members of banned organisations Supah-e-Sahaba, Lashkar-e-Jangvi, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba etc who who r basically the sub groups of terrorist group Teheek-e-Taliban. These groups were involved in the attacks on Pak Rangers in Karachi. It is the need of the time to understand the fact that terrorist is terrorist, he does't have any religion n sect. Terrorist should be treated terrorist nothing else. Shias n Sunnis r brothers n we need to b united with others as well. We must show unity against terrorism n talibanization in Pakistan.
Hey people damage is being done to Pakistan ok so take your sunni shia nonsense somewhere else. We need to start thinking as a nation and protecting all sects,religions as to prevent conspiracy against the country. Where going through a rough patch I know, but by moaning, crying and talk talk talk we won't accomplish much so keep ur kool and stay calm.
there is always tit for tat....
This is inhuman act and need to be condemned. those were innocent people. had nothing to do what happened in Naran .Since i belong to this area. as per my information one got killed and second one is alive. although he was shot. and Another Shia business man got killed by truck driver in area. May be Break fail. its not clear the motive yet.
If SSP is involve in the killing of Shia then who is killing of Sunni ? Are all Shia angle ?
Media is reporting biased they are reporting only on the killing of Shias which is quite injustice. media should give coverage both parties but it seems as media has some agenda against Sunni. Sectarian issue should be deal with wise policy on government level otherwise we should ready to face worst situation.
Ofcoure this should also be questioned. @Danish Habib. Now that Sunnis are also being targetted and killed in karachi and gilgit,why aren’t there any #Sunnigenocide hashtags on twitter? yesterday night Eight Sunni men were killed because of their sect in Karachi,where is the coverage for them? Where is the outrage over their deaths?
They were not sunni , they were members of banned organisation Sipa e Sahaba and were involved in shia killing. Less garbage , better world!
@Asif: Sunni killings don't fit the narrative that has been developed and propagated through social media.The narrative is that it's not a sectarian fight,that's it's a one-sided crime.The reality that both sides are killing each other doesn't matter,the popular narrative is that it's just one-sided and that's why the media didn't give much coverage to the deliberate target killings of Sunni men in Karachi last night.
Now that Sunnis are also being targetted and killed in karachi and gilgit,why aren't there any #Sunnigenocide hashtags on twitter? yesterday night Eight Sunni men were killed because of their sect in Karachi,where is the coverage for them? Where is the outrage over their deaths?
Islamabad Zindabad, Pakistan Payindabad. Am I right?