英闻天下——292 Protests Continue in Pakistan after Bombing

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　　Around 4-thousand Shia Muslim Hazara's, predominantly women, are taking part in the sit-in demonstration¹ to protest what they see as the government's failure to crack down on militancy² in Pakistan.

 

　　Pakistani Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest in eastern Pakistan's Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013, condemning³ the terrorist bomb attack on Saturday which killed 90 people in Quetta, local media reported on Monday. [Photo: Xinhua]

 

　　"It is about time that all of us stand up and show our solidarity⁴ with these people."

 

　　Pakistani authorities say the death toll⁵ from Saturday's attack climbed to 89 on Monday.

 

　　Some Shia Hazaras are refusing to bury their dead until security forces take action against the Sunni militant⁶ group Lask-har-e-Jhang-vi responsible for the bombing.

 

　　Paramilitary "Frontier Corps⁷" is in charge of security in Baluchistan province, of which Quetta is the capital, but Shi'ites say it is failing to protect them.

 

　　While the Taliban and al Qaeda remain a major threat, Sunni extremists, who regard Shi'ites as non-Muslims, have emerged as another major security problem.

 

　　President Asif Ali Zardari has said every effort will be made to arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.

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