ASWJ workers and supporters hold a sit-in in Karachi on Friday. PHOTO: ONLINE
According to ASWJ officials, a rally of party workers and supporters was passing through Liaquat Bazar when they were fired at.
The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital where ASWJ workers staged a sit-in along with ASWJ’s Balochistan President Maulana Ramzan Mengal.
Speaking to the media, Mengal said that if the suspects involved in the attack are not arrested, then the party will hold a wheel-jam strike across the country on Sunday.
The party had also called for a shutter-down strike in Quetta on Saturday against the Frontier Corps (FC) for killing two of its members.
At least two ASWJ activists were killed and four security personnel were injured in a search operation in Nakhail area of Nowa Killi, Quetta on Friday. Four people were also arrested in the operation.
On Friday, the police also detained ASWJ senior leader Malik Ishaq – who is also a leader of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) – after the militant outfit claimed responsibility of the Quetta bombing. The bombing had left over 80 people dead.
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Very sad incident :(
@all who are spreading haters. and what about ISO and SPM( Sippah-e-muhammadi ) terrorists doing in karachi, the operation against ASWJ is an on-demand operation and nothing, there is no evidence ASWJ involved in the quetta blast. ASWJ never demand such type of operations, although they can demand an operation against ISO and SPM. hundreds ASWJ members killed since start of current year in karachi by ISO and SPM target killers. do you people dare to condemn the act of terrorist by SPM. also why SPM abuses the companions???
This ASWJ is a cover name for LeJ, they should be killed by our Pakistani masses. Now for Hazaras and the matter of survival. Fight to Live. No other option has remained because these terrorist group has taken from them even father, mother, 2 to 10 years old sons and daughter. There is no other option except "Fight to Live for their survival.
@m omar: Who else...member of LET as they all are.
Security like in Punjab is needed all around Pakistan! Punjab is safer place besides the fact that Punjab gave birth to Lej and SSP Al Qaida_linked terrorist groups!!! Sunnies as majority can do much better to heal this cancer of hatred! The fact is: Only security agencies can provide security if only it wants. That's how Punjab is a calm peaceful place. It's citizens are in peace and business is good. Same kind of awareness is needed for the rest of Pakistan. By the way it is better to get rid of such useless terrorists just like punjab has gotten rid of them! Look at these crowds, hardly any educated skilled person who can do good for a country is seen! Open your eyes Pakistanis!!!
@Who will speaks for sunnis: That's wrong too. No one in Pakistan should be victimised by the criminals, extremists! Sunnies must wake up as they are the majority to curb the illnesses of this country.
@Who will speaks for sunnis:
ASWJ shouldn't speak for Sunnis because they happen to indulge with terrorists like LeJ, TTP and Al Qaeda, who have betrayed the nation and killed not only our Pakistani minorities and law enforcement, but also murdered countless of Sunnis in bombings and shooting massacres.
The ASWJ are hypocritically seeking pity for their own assassinated Sunni extremist radical members, yet their group are evidentially behind most anti-Shia bigotry and criminal terrorism.
I would hope a Sunni majority would not sympathize nor want such twisted ideological violent hate mongers speaking on their behalf.
SHAME on the ASWJ with its bigoted ideology of hatred and bloodshed.
It is in the interest of Pakistani people to stop these extremist groups. The situation now is not worst, so it is ideal time to finish it now.
@Billboard: actually shame on u and the people like ur thinking because you r supporting a terrorist organization. and promoting violence and bloodshed in the name of Islam and defaming the true image of Islam. hope u understood???
For Shias offence is the right approach for their survival.
They attack n kill by the name of LEJ and protest by the name of ASWJ. Same ppl different names...
@Sidrah: “why are a lot of people covering their faces?” because they are traitors, no doubt.
... strike in Quetta on Saturday against the Frontier Corps (FC) for killing two of its members.
Just two, Should have been all of them. FC is still not doing enough.
These animals must be wiped off the face of the earth for creating mayhem on the Land of God. Justice must be swift, precise, and without mercy.
@Commentor: Shame on you pathetic mind!
@Sidrah: "why are a lot of people covering their faces?" probably they are ashamed :-))
@m omar I thought I was the only person who noticed that! Also why are a lot of people covering their faces?
not darna its drama..." At least two ASWJ activists were killed and four security personnel were injured in a search operation in Nakhail area of Nowa Killi, Quetta on Friday".
and they say that these were not terrorists then who injured the security personel,...thay had guns and opened fire on security personnels....
@Who will speaks for sunnis: As a Shia Muslim I Condemn Sunni Killings, But I won't condemn the killings done by FC in Quetta, because they were terrorists and terrorists have no religion...!!!
@Voice of D.I.Khan: @m omar: @Adam Khan: shame on you people, instead of condemning this firing incident, you people are blaming them. extremism in in our mind
@Adam Khan: then same thing for hazaras too
@Who will speaks for sunnis: ASWJ is a banned organization with known links to Al-Qauda. Govt must use strong persuasive techniques to neutralize these young minds. By the way, all Pakistanis are humans and notbody should have the liberty to kill any Pakistani. Period!
@Who will speaks for sunnis: Considering many consider themselves being victimized by the world 24/7, they'll speak for themselves. In fact, they've never stopped speaking to begin with.
why were they holding a rally? what was the reason?
Who is the man wearing a helmet in the middle of this mob?
who will speaks for sunnis killings in Karachi and quetta????
Firing was done by tradesmen as terrorists tried to stop them from opening their shops.....
nice drama, these terrorist have done the firing by themself, every body know this thing in Quetta