Pakistani Shiite, Sunni Muslims condemn attack on Syeda Zainab’s shrine in Syria

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Pakistani Shiites have staged protest across the country to condemn attack on Sayyeda Zainab’s shrine in Syria on Saturday.The protests were called by Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslmeen, Tehreek-e-Islami, Shia Ulema Council, Imamia Students Organization, Jafria Students Organization, Asghria Students Organization, Sindh Shia Organization, Pegham-e-Karbala Foundation, Nasiraan-e-Imam Foundation,  local Shia organizations and Matami Anjumans.During the protest Sunni Muslims also took part and condemned the terrorist attack on the holy Shrine.A rocket strike on Syeda Zainab’s shrine in Syria’s Damascus killed a custodian of Sayyeda Zainab (SA) on Friday.Reports from Karachi say that the protest rally was passing through main numaish chowrangi to Imam Bargah Ali Raza (AS).Another rally is to be staged on Shahrah-e-Pakistan near Super Highway at Incholi and a sit-in is to be staged in Malir Jafar-e-Tayyar Society.Reports from rural Sindh say that the mourners beat their chest and raised the slogans of Ya Hussain (AS) and Ya Mahdi (AS) when they began protest from the shrine of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai at Bhit Shah.A rally was held in Matli, another was staged in Tarai, Golarchi and others were being planned in other parts of district Badin. In Mirpurkhas, rally was being taken out near Press Club of Kot Ghulam Mohammad and also in Tando Allah Yar. Protest demonstrations are being planned to be held in different areas of district Khairpur, Nawabshah, Dadu, Jacobabad, Sukkur and Shikarpur. In Larkana, the rally is to be taken out from Dargah Jaral Shah Bukhari to Jinnah Bagh Chowk.In Quetta, provincial capital of Baluchistan province, a rally is being taken out from Baltistani Imam Bargah.Protest was being staged at China Chowk and Gamba in Skardu. Similar sort of the protest is being staged in Gilgit and rest of Gilgit-Baltistan province.Reports from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan, Bhalwal, and Peshawar say that protest was being staged to condemn the takifiri terrorist attack on the sacred shrine of grand daughter of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the last apostle and Prophet of Allah.The protestors have demanded of Islamic Ummah to issue fatwa against the takfiri terrorists who are desecrating the holy shrines of Ahl-e-Bait (AS) and their companions in Syria and other places./129