Blasts at Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine

Letter October 08, 2010
The dreadful blasts are a conspiracy to create an atmosphere of fear so that people start avoiding even sacred places.

KARACHI: I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned to the suicide attacks at Karachi’s Abdullah Shah Ghazi mazar on October 7. Many innocent people lost their lives and dozens were injured, some of them severely. These dreadful blasts are a conspiracy to create an atmosphere of fear, so that people start avoiding even sacred places. Incidents like this are becoming increasingly common and spread instability in the country. Admittedly, security was tightened after an attack at Data Darbar in Lahore in July but clearly the checking was not strict. Also, what is being done to prevent such attacks from happening again?

Afifa Ahmed

Published in The Express Tribune, October 9th, 2010.