15 Shias massacred by ASWJ-SSP militants in Chilas and Gilgit

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Gunmen opened fire and killed fifteen passengers in Chillas, Geo News reported. According to official sources, the passengers were taken off buses, their Shia identity verified, and were then killed. Six buses were also set ablaze. Earlier, curfew was imposed in Gilgit when four people were killed and 45 injured in clashes following a hand grenade attack. In the latest development, the ISPR states that the Army has been summoned to Gilgit to control the law and order situation. According to sources, Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ, previous name Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan SSP) was observing a shutter down strike on Tuesday when unknown men hurled hand grenades at Ittehad Chowk that injured two policemen and a civilian. According to details, police had nabbed some members of ASWJ-SSP allegedly involved in target killing of Shia Muslims. The ASWJ-SSP supporters demanded the release of arrested persons but situation turned violent when detainees were not set free. The grenade attack, suspected of being engineered by the ISI, initiated clashes that later killed four people and injured 45 others. The injured were shifted to District Headquarter Hospital. Different roads were blocked by burning tyres and incidents of aerial firing were also reported. Witnesses said that the district administration and law enforcement agencies were not present to control the violent situation where as fear gripped the entire area after hostility. ……. While Pakistan army chief praises Saudi role in regional security, in a “totally different” event, 15 passengers killed by “unidentified gunmen” in Gilgit. At least 15 Shia Muslims have been shot dead after being taken off passenger buses near Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan. According to various news reports, at least 5 passenger buses have been attacked and torched near Chilas city. Yesterday, ISI-sponsored Jihadi-sectarian militants (SSP-ASWJ) had issued a call to kill Shia Muslims in all part of Pakistan. A large number of people have been killed, according to sources. Radio Pakistan has reported the death of five people. Some sources are putting the figure of people killed to 15. All of the passengers identified and killed were Shia Muslims.While ISI-infected Pakistani media persons continue to misrepresent Shia genocide in Pakistan as ‘Sunni Shia sectarian violence’, Iran-infected Shia mullahs continue to ignore Pakistan army’s role in Shia genocide.