Bahawalnagar Explosion Hits Shia Procession on 10th Muharam

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Sectarian extremism once again crossed its limits costing three lives. Around two people died, including a seven-year-old girl due to the Bahawalnagar explosion and at least 59 are injured. Targeting the Ashura procession, hundreds of lives were threatened.

Every year, across the globe millions of Shias organize their rallies with proper security. However, sectarian extremism always threatens the processions. Somewhat similar happened today near Lahore when a man hurled a grenade at the ongoing Shia procession. To know what happened at the site, read the whole article.

What Happened at the Bahawalnagar Explosion Site?

As soon as the Bahawalnagar Explosion news broke out today, the public flooded the Twitter with condolence messages for the victim’s families. Near the Jail road, in Bahawalnagar, a roadside explosion took place on 19th August 2021. Police reported three causalities. ‘Two victims including a seven-year-old girl Maheen and 20-year-old Salman lost their lives during the explosion. However, 2 of the 56 injured people are in critical condition. They are under treatment in Bahawalnagar’s Victoria Hospital. However, the police have arrested the man who attacked the Shiite procession.

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CTD has been directed to submit a report of the Bahawalnagar attack after completing the combing operation and inquiry mentioned by Azhar Mashwani on Twitter.

The videos circulating on social media show the chaotic situation at the site of the blast. One can see the ambulances and security officers rushing towards the area. Witnesses claim that the situation in the city has gone worse with the Shia community protesting and asking for justice.

Reports claim that the attack took place at 10 am when the procession was passing through the Jamia Masjid in the Muhajir colony. Due to the Ashoura festival, the government ordered to suspend the mobile service in the city. As the police arrested the suspect on the spot. Police informed that they had arrested the suspect and will make further investigations to find his links and connections.

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Videos of Bahawalpur Blast on 10th Muharram

Despite the tight security measures, this attack took place creating panic in the city. Moreover, Senator Sehar Kamran condemned the attack while calling it a “Cracker attack.” She also wished speedy recovery to the injured ones.

The videos circulating on Twitter show the chaotic situation in the city. Pakistanis are all condemning the explosion. The days of Ashoura are the most critical concerning the security problems. Major cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, and Sukkur are always at high alerts.

The bleeding videos on social media show the chaotic situation in the city. However, the nature of the explosion is under research. The researchers are still collecting shreds of evidence from the site.

Sectarian Extremism | a Threat to Muslim Community

The annual commemoration mourns the incident of Karbala. The Shias mourn the shahadat of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hazrat Hussain. The remembrance of the incident is an extremely emotional event for the whole Muslim nation. However, the sectarian system has caused a lot of riots among Muslims. The martyrdom of Hazrat Hussain is equally respected by the Sunnis. However, they refrain from public mourning of the incident of Karbala.

Pakistan has a Sunni majority and Shia being a minority has led to Shia-Sunni conflicts. However, such extreme acts like the Bahawalnagar blast are totally unacceptable. Moreover, this could be a conspiracy to worsen the relations between Shia and Sunni communities. Hence, no one knows the actual reason of the incident.

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