Scores of people took to the streets on Tuesday evening in protest against the killing of some 26 pilgrims in a terrorist attack in a Balochistan district.
Gunmen attacked a bus carrying more than 50 pilgrims near Mastung town, around 50km from the provincial capital of Quetta.
Three more people were killed when assailants opened fire on an ambulance near Quetta as it headed to the attack site in Mastung.
The protesters emerged in different city areas including Jaffer Tayyar Society in Malir, Ancholi in Federal B Area, Abbas Town, Rizvia Society and Numaish and criticised the government and security institutions for failing to protect the life of innocent people.
At a few places, charged youths blocked roads for vehicular traffic and lit bonfires.
The protesters termed the attack an attempt to destroy sectarian harmony.
“The government has failed to end violence against a particular community and no credible action is seen on the ground against banned outfits,” said Allama Abbas Kumaili and Maulana Hasan Zafar Naqvi in a joint statement issued by the Jafria Alliance and Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen.
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