Naqvi raps govt for failure to curb terror

KARACHI - Chief of the Shiite Ulema Council Pakistan Sindh, Allama Sajid Naqvi, declaring the Chehlum blasts as a sequence of the Ashura tragedy has announced to protest in Sindh on Sunday. He was addressing a Press conference at Karachi Press Club along with other Shiite clerics on Saturday. Allama said that the government once again had failed to avert the terrorist activities like the Ashura procession in which several mourners and peaceful citizens lost their lives. "If the administration had taken collective measures, the incident would not have occurred, demanding that a higher level judicial commission should be established to conduct an impartial inquiry into the matter, he said. He added, We are sure that the terrorist would be expose if the govt take action sincerely. He warned the militants that their cowardly attacks could not weaken the mourning of Imam Hussain (RA), rather it will be firm and strong in the face of every kind of atrocities. He further appealed the government to award the exemplary punishment to the miscreants involved in the bloody mishaps and release the innocent Shiite youth who were detained on the base of partial CCTV footage. He also showed the solidarity with the Christian and Sunni community who lost their lives in Jinnah Hospital blast. Allama Muhammad Baqir Najfi, Allama Jaffar Subhani, Allama Asad Raza Naeemi, Allama Shehnshah Hussain Naqvi, Syed Taj Ali Shah, Allama Nazir Abbas Taqvi and Shifaat Hussain Pehlwani were also present.