Members of civil society in Karachi organised a protest rally against the killings of Shia teachers who were shot dead in an attack on a school in Parachinar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The protest rally was organised at the Karachi Press Club, according to a press release.
Khalid Rao from Civil Progressive Alliance Pakistan, Noreen from Women Democratic Front, Professor Owais, Hasan Sagheer, Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, and a student Haroon Saleem, spoke at the occasion.
During the protest, members of the civil society expressed solidarity with the relatives of the teachers, while urging the law enforcers to fulfill their responsibility by arresting the terrorists responsible for the “barbaric act and put them behind bars”.
The organisers maintained that sectarian attacks are detrimental to the entire country and added that law enforcement agencies need to ensure the security of all segments of the society so the country can progress.
On May 4, seven Shia teachers were shot dead by unknown attackers at a school in the Kurram district of KP, with the regional commissioner terming the killings sectarian in nature.
The teachers include: Syed Hussain, Liaquat Hussain, Syed Ali Shah, Mehdi Hussain, Mohammad Ali, Ali Hussain and another invigilator, Express Tribune reported.
Contradictory accounts were being given for the motive behind the killings. The provincial Chief Minister’s Office cited the land dispute to be the cause, but the regional commissioner said it could be sectarian killings.
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