Shia Genocide Database: A detailed account of Shia killings in Pakistan from 1963 to 31 May 2013

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Please download this comprehensive brochure (overview) on Shia genocide in PakistanShia-Genocide-in-Pakistan Report PDF and share widely.We have now spent considerable time in compiling relatively comprehensive data on genocide of Shia Muslims in Pakistan since 1963. We have chosen 1963 as our starting point because before that year, no significant incident of anti-Shia violence has been reported in the media.The Shia Muslims of Pakistan have been relentlessly attacked in various ways by the Deobandi Jihadist proxies of the military state that were bred and raised during the 1980s. While the first major incident of the massacre of Shias in Pakistan took place in 1963 in Therhi, Khairpur, these killings started to receive state patronage and took the form of the present systemic killings only during and after General Zia-ul-Haq regime (1977-1988).Since late 1980s, Shias belonging to all walks of life and all ethnic backgrounds have been targeted and killed in every possible way, at every possible place and area in Pakistan. In almost all incidents, Shias (as well as Sunni Barelvis, Ahmadis, Christians etc) have been killed by US, Saudi-funded Takfiri Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba and Taliban.Religious scholars, doctors, lawyers, educationists, government officials, other professionals, shopkeepers, vendors and students, all have been targeted in one way or the other for the mere reason of them being Shia.Shias have been attacked in religious processions, they have been dragged off the buses and slaughtered, they have been targeted on their way to pilgrimage, they have been subject to attacks on their way to schools or workplaces, they have been gunned down while offering prayers and they have been attacked while performing their regular daily business. They have been killed in all parts of the country from Parachinar to Karachi and Balochistan to Gilgit-Baltistan.We created a database of all the victims of this religious terrorism carried out by the Takfiri Deobandi terrorists, funded by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, and supported by the Pakistani state, in what can now be called the slow-motion genocide of Shias in Pakistan. This database is not exhaustive but presents a chronological pattern of the atrocities committed against the Shias of Pakistan.It is acknowledged that due to paucity of resources and lack of communication networks in many areas, not all incidents of Deobandi attacks on Shia Muslims have been recorded in this report.- Particularly, we don’t have complete data on Shia killings in Parachinar and other areas in FATA where thousands of Shias have been slaughtered during the Saudi-CIA-ISI sponsored Afghan Jihad and in recent decades.- Prior to January 2012, we have not included hundreds of reported and unreported incidents of target killing which involved death of only one Shia person.- Also, we have not included those indiscriminate deaths in which Shias were a part of the ordinary population (in Pakistani markets, streets etc) killed by the ASWJ-Taliban. According to official statements, since Sept. 11, 2001, Pakistan has lost at least 6,344 security personnel and 37,674 civilians (Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pakistans-thriving-democracy-and-grievous-sacrifices/2012/07/22/gJQAmGtz2W_story.html). Many security personnel and civilians have been particularly massacred because of their allegiance to Shia sect of Islam. For example, in January 2008, Taliban over ran a post Pakistan army (Frontier Constabulary) abducting many soldiers. Later, they segregated Shia soldiers and killed them after brutal torture. The dead included eight Shia FC personnel, whom the militants killed by slitting their throats. (Source: Daily Times, 17 Jan 2008 – http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008117story_17-1-2008_pg1_1). Several such incidents have been monitored by Shia activists which remain unreported or censored in Pakistani media. Out of the total 44,000 civilians and security personnel killed so far (Sep 2001 – Jul 2012), Shias represent at least one fifth (20 %), i.e., about 10000 people, taking into account cases of segregation of Shias from Sunnis.- Add this up to the list of 5000 Shia deaths recorded in the following list (spreadsheet) and add another 6000 in previous years which we have not included in this list or which remain unreported or unrecorded, the total death toll for Pakistan’s Shias at the hands of the Taliban, ASWJ and allied terrorists is about 20,000.If the systematic murder of 20,000 of a particular faith group in a country is not a slow motion genocide, what else is it?According to an estimate, at least 30 per cent of the total Shias killed are children or minors (age 18 or below). This makes their number at least 6,000 children. Overall, we have taken utmost care in presenting an honest and objective picture of attacks on Shias in Pakistan in the following list.We hope that rights activists, including Shia, Sunni, non-Muslim and other rights activists, human rights groups and media organizations will use this report as a model for compiling and publishing consolidated data on the silent genocide of Shia Muslims currently taking place in Pakistan. We also hope that Pakistani as well as international media persons will break their silence on Shia genocide in Pakistan and pressurize Pakistan government, particularly Pakistan’s military establishment, to refrain from supporting the Deobandi militant organizations (Sipah Sahaba and Taliban) which are killing Shia Muslims.It must be noted that those Takfiri Deobandi terrorists who are killing Shias are also killing moderate Sunnnis including Sunni Barelvis and Christians and ... . Majority of Pakistani Sunnis have rejected terrorists of ASWJ-LeJ-Taliban who are killing Shias, moderate Sunnis, Ahmadis, Christians and other persecuted groups. It’s, therefore, inaccurate and dishonest to present Shia genocide as a Sunni vs Shia sectarian issue. The scale and intensity of target killing of Shias due to their faith remains highest; Shias remain the most target killed community in Pakistan. Shias are being killed by State-sponsored Deobandi militants, not by Sunnis.Given that Shias of all ethnic backgrounds are being killed by Jihadi-sectarian groups (LeJ, ASWJ, Taliban), it is dishonest to misrepresent Shia genocide as an ethnic (e.g., Hazara specific) issue.The excel sheet of the Shia genocide database can be downloaded from the following link. Activists and human rights groups are strongly encouraged to carefully update this model and use in advocacy campaigns and reports to create national and international awareness of this issue.Download Shia Genocide Database from the following link:ShiaGenocideDatabase6June2013———Shia Genocide Database: Incidents of Shia killings in Pakistan since 1963Note: From 1 Jan 2012, all data on Shia genocide in Pakistan are being compiled. Prior to that date we have recorded only major attacks (killings of 2 or more persons) or high profile murders in this databse.We seek readers help in updating and improving this databse.This is an incomplete list. Do not use it for any statistical analysis except for the last two years.The total death toll for Pakistan’s Shias at the hands of the Deobandi militatns of Sipah Sahaba and Taliban is about 20,000Data on Shia Killings in PakistanDate Province Place Event Killed (Number) Injured (Number) Details of killed (name, age, gender, profession) Details of injured (name, age, gender, profession)1947-6906-Jun-63 Sindh Khairpur 118 Shia Muslims including many children were killed and 12 severely injuredon Ashura Day in Therih, Khair Pur 118 12 Between 1989 and 2003 (July), 1,468 persons were killed and 3,370 injured in some 1,813 sectarian incidents (Lakshman, 2003: 1). Till the mid-nineties, most of the killings remained concentrated in Punjab. 700 people were killed in this province alone between 1989 and 2001 (Zaman, 1998: 712; Abbas, 2001: 24). But then, sectarian violence spread to the whole of Pakistan, first in the Northern Areas and the NWFP, then in Sindh, causing 1850 dead in total (Abbas, 2001: 24). In Karachi alone, 293 people died between 1994 and June 2002, of whom approximately 200 were Shias (HRCP, 2002: 7). The sectarian violence peaked in Karachi in 1994-95 as 103 Shias and 28 Sunnis died during this period (ibid.). Since 1997, a new feature of Shia genocide appeared with indiscriminate gunfire on ordinary citizens not involved in sectarian activity, targeting doctors, lawyers and traders (Abou-Zahab, 2002: 78). Finally, in the post September 11, 2001 context, suicide bombing tends to become the dominant pattern of anti-Shia violence.1970s17-Feb-78 Sindh Karachi Attacks on Shia procession 1417-Feb-78 Punjab Lahore Attacks on Shia procession 81980s22-Feb-83 Sindh Karachi Offices, houses and shops of Shias burnt 222-Mar-83 Sindh Karachi 94 houses of Shias burnt, Shias attacked 808-Oct-84 Sindh Karachi Six houses of Shia families burnt 108-Jul-85 Balochistan Quetta Police firing on Shia Muslims 3501-Oct-86 FATA Parachinar Attacks by Mujahideen on Shias of Parachinar 1317-Sep-86 Punjab Lahore Attack on Muharram procession 417-Sep-86 Punjab Layyah Attack on Muharram procession 317-May-88 Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit 800 Shias killed by attack form Kohistan, Chilas, Darel, Tangir, assisted by military govt 80005-Aug-88 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar Allama Arifa Al Hussaini 120-Aug-89 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D.I.Khan Pakistan army (FC) firing on Shia Muharram Jaloos 10199019-Dec-90 Punjab Lahore Sadiq Ganji, Director General of Iranian Cultural Centre 1199525-Feb-95 Sindh Karachi Mefil-e-Murtaza massacre 1625-Feb-95 Sindh Karachi February 25: 6 Shia Muslims were killed and 16 injured when Sipah e Sahaba terrorists opened fire at worshippers inside Abul Fazal Al-Abbas Mosque in Karachi. 607-Mar-95 Punjab Lahore Dr. Muhammad Ali Naqvi 2 Dr. Muhammad Ali Naqvi, founder president of ISO, along with Zamin Taqi killed09-Mar-95 SIndh Karachi 10 killed and 22 wounded in an attack on a Shia mosque199615-Jun-96 Punjab Lahore Mohsin Naqvi killed in Allama Iqbal Town, Moon Market 1 0 Mohsin Naqvi, famous poet, Shia Zakir12-Jul-96 Punjab Mailsi Shia Majlis attacked 1010-Sep-96 FATA Parachinar 20012-Sep-96 Islamabad Islamabad Allama Mureed Abbas Yazdani killed 1199720-Feb-97 Punjab Multan Attack on Iranian Cultural Centre 8 3 Director Iranian Khana-e-Farhang Agha Mohammed Ali Rahimi, employees and guards killed29-Apr-12 Sindh Karachi Shia Doctor Syed Saqlain Rizvi Killed 130-Apr-12 Punjab Vehari Shia Doctor Syed Manzar Hussain Killed 110-Aug-97 Punjab Lahore 1-10 august various attacks 10017-Sep-97 Punjab Rawalpindi Iranian airforce cadets 5199811-Jan-98 Punjab Lahore 25 Shia Muslims including children were killed and many injured when Sipah e Sahaba terrorists opened fire at a funeral gathering at a graveyard in Momin Pura, Lahore 2521-Feb-98 Sindh Karachi 2 Iranian engineers 204-Mar-98 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hangu Attack on Nauroz procession 2030-Mar-98 Punjab Multan 322-Sep-98 Punjab Multan Shia Majlis attacked 5199906-Jan-99 Punjab D.G.Khan Massacre in Shia mosque in Karamadad Qureshi 1728-Sep-99 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D.I.Khan Khurshid Anwar (secretary of TJP) and daughter killed with body guard 301-Oct-99 Sindh Karachi Shia mosque attacked 907-Oct-99 Punjab Rawalpindi Aun Muhammad Rizvi, PTV producer 1200017-Jan-00 Sindh Karachi Aattack on Shia mosque 9 2512-Apr-00 Punjab Attock attack on a Majlis in Malohwali. Attock 19 39 Sajid Naqvi’s hometown. Many relatives killed15-May-00 Sindh Karachi Advocate Syed Sardar Jafary, President of Voice of Shia Organisation killed in Karachi. 123-Nov-00 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar Anwar Ali Akhunzada, Generarl Secretary of TJP 104-Dec-00 Punjab Rawalpindi Former PPP MPA, Syed Zakir Hussain Shah 1200101-Mar-01 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hangu attacko on shias 804-Mar-01 Punjab Sheikhupura attack on shia 1230-May-01 Sindh Karachi Dr Raza Jafri killed on 30th May 2001 in front of his clinic at Gulshan-e-Iqbal. 126-Jul-01 Sindh Karachi Shaukat Raza Mirza, MD Pakistan State Oil 130-Jul-01 Sindh Karachi Syed Zafar Hussain, Director, Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence04-Oct-01 Sindh Karachi Azam Basti mosque attack (Mehmoodabad) 7 610-Oct-01 Sindh Karachi Sindh Board of Technical Education Chairman Syed Hassan Zaidi gunned down 1200226-Feb-02 Punjab Rawalpindi 10 Shias killed in Najaf Mosque 11 2204-Mar-02 Sindh Karachi Dr. Alay Safdar Zaidi(42), was shot dead at around 9 am on 4 March 2002 when his car stopped at a traffic light in the centre of Karachi on his way to work. One of three highly qualified nephrologists in Karachi, Dr. Zaidi had some eight months earlier returned to Pakistan after an 11-year stay in the USA 125-Apr-02 Punjab Lahore 12 2525-May-02 Sindh Karachi Owner of famous Agha Juice Center Haji Ali Abbas killed 117-Jun-02 Punjab Multan 301-Nov-02 Punjab Lahore Capt Syed Imran Zaidi, Dr. 1200323-Feb-03 Sindh Karachi 9 killed in attack o Imambargah Hyderi near airport 908-Jun-03 Balochistan Quetta police cadets hazara 1204-Jul-03 Balochistan Quetta the 2003 killing of 53 worshippers at the main Shia Friday Mosque in Quetta 53 6016-Aug-03 Sindh Karachi shia professionals 203-Oct-03 Sindh Karachi Suparco employees bus 7 8200428-Feb-04 Punjab Rawalpindi A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt Saturday attacked a Shiite mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistani police said. The bomber was killed and four others were injured 402-Mar-04 Balochistan quetta ashura attack, 42 16014-May-04 lahore of same family 707-May-04 Sindh Karachi 15 die in Karachi Shia mosque attack – May 7, 2004: in Mithadar, Karachi. 1531-May-04 Sindh Karachi 20 killed in bombing of Shia mosque in Karachi, 31 may 23 3506-Jun-04 Punjab D.G.Khan shia female doctor 1 121-Sep-04 khyber pakhtunkhwa D.I.Khan ratta kalachi, 3 of a family 301-Oct-04 Punjab Sialkot 30 killed in a suicide attack on a Sialkot Shia mosque, 1 Oct 30 5010-Oct-04 Punjab Lahore October 10,2004: A suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Mochi Gate, Lahore, led to the death of five people 9200508-Jan-05 Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit Agha Ziauddin Riziv and two body guards killed 319-Mar-05 Balochistan Fatehpur 43 Shias killed in a bomb blast in Fatehpur, Baluchistan, 20 march 43 5527-May-05 Islamabad Islamabad May 27, 2005: Twenty-five people were killed in Bari Imam Shrine, Islamabad, suicide bombing. 25 4130-May-05 Sindh Karachi Five die in Karachi Shia mosque attack – May 30, 2005: Attack on a Shia mosque at Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, killed six people. 6 2623-Sep-05 Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit 213-Oct-05 Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit dead include 3 women 12200609-Feb-06 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hangu February 9, 2006: Thirty-nine people lost their life in a suicide bombing in Hangu, Ashura procession 3918-Apr-06 Punjab Faisalabad 18 apr, faislabbad 214-Jul-06 Sindh Karachi July 14, 2006: A suicide bomber killed Allama Hassan Turabi, a prominent Shia leader, in Ka