Pakistan State-Backed Terrorists Kill Shiite Cleric, Son in Ramadan Month

Punjab (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Police said Shia Council’s Divisional President Sheikh Manzoor Hussain and his son Haider Ali were getting in their car in Abbasia Town when six men riding two motorbikes shot them on Friday in Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab province.The attackers targeted Manzoor Hussain and his son outside their residence in Abbasia Town. The two were injured in the attack and lost their lives on the way to the hospital.A large number of representatives from the Shia Ulema Council gathered at the hospital after receiving news of the attack. Shops and petrol stations were shut in the city and security has been enhanced.A local Ramazan market was also attacked and the unknown persons set fire to several stalls.Members of the Shia Council led a protest rally against the killings, closing down the Emergency Ward of the hospital, along with several business centers in the city and damaging private property in retaliation. Stalls at the Ramazan Bazaar near Melaad Chowk were also burnt.Shops, banks, petrol pumps and other business centers were closed due to the law and order situation in the city.DPO Sohail Zafar Chatta arrived at the hospital with his police squad to restore peace in the area.The police has also established the check posts throughout the city to increase security measures.Chatta said that they had called the rangers to counter the situation in the city. He added that entry and exit points of the city had been totally closed due to the incident.He said that no arrests had been made yet, but the police was investigating the matter closely so that murderers of the Shia leader and his son could be arrested./129