Civil society’s 31 hours sit-in has come to an end after successful negotiations between the Sindh government and protestors.
After assurance of the Pakistan People’s Party leader Sharmila Farooqui on behalf of Sindh government to the protestors led by social activist Jibran Nasir, “The government of Sindh will pay the medical bills of Shikarpur Imambargah blast victims making sure they get the best of the available treatment,”
Civil society members including women and children had been protesting near the CM House since Monday evening demanding of the authorities to take action against the outlawed organizations and bear the healthcare expenses of the Shikarpur sectarian terrorism survivors.
“I assure you that provincial government will crack the whip on the banned militant outfits with full force,” Farooqui said adding, “The malevolent slogans chalked on the walls will also be wiped off while no lenience will be shown to the hatemongers for their detestable deeds.”
Earlier, thousands of Shiite Muslims rallied to protest against the killing of 61 people in a suicide bombing at a mosque, as southern Pakistan shut down to mourn the nation’s worst sectarian attack in nearly two years.
The blast hit the mosque in the Shikarpur district of southern Sindh province, around 470 kilometres (300 miles) north of Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi, as hundreds of worshippers attended Friday prayers.
