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2005-03-19 Afghanistan/South Asia

At Least 30 Killed at Shi'ite Religious Service in Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2005-03-19 7:35:26 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sectarian violence, authors Summi. SOS different day.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-03-19 8:59:13 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-03-19 8:59:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 article says,

"Baluchistan is Pakistan's largest province and has a history of sectarian violence between militants from the majority Sunni and minority Shi'ite Muslim sects."

What it doesn't say is that Shiites have been getting the worse of this violence for the past few decades. Also, despite this, the percentage of Shiites is thought to be greater than it was 20 years ago.

One reason for this is that about 15 years ago, several parts of the country instituted Sharia and said that it only applied to Sunnis so a number of Sunnis became Shia.

Posted by mhw 2005-03-19 9:36:32 PM|| 2005-03-19 9:36:32 PM|| Front Page Top

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