Two killed, 17 wounded in Gilgit clash

Two killed, 17 wounded in Gilgit clash

Police say clash between two groups began when top Shia leader of GB was hoisting Alam (flag) of Hazrat Imam Hussain.

www.dawn.com

GILGIT: Two people were killed and 17 others were injured when two religious groups clashed here at Yadgar Chowk, near Gilgit deputy commissioner’s office.

According to police, the clash between the two groups began when the top Shia leader of Gilgit-Baltistan, Agha Rahat Hussain Al-Hussaini, was hoisting the Alam (flag) of Hazrat Imam Hussain at Khomar Chowk at the start of Muharram.

The clash left two people belonging to the Shia community dead. They were identified as Syed Iqrar Hussain, 25, a resident of Nagaral of Gilgit district; and Mohammad Ali, 15, from Hoper valley of Nagar. The firing also left 17 people injured. They were taken to the provincial headquarters hospital and Gilgit City hospital, where condition of all the injured people was stated to be stable.

According to chief secretary Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani, a shooting incident took place at Yadgar Chowk in Gilgit. He appealed to the people to remain peaceful.


GB Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan, while taking notice of the incident, said a handful of miscreants were trying to disturb the peaceful environment of the city, but strict action would be taken against them. He appealed to the people to maintain peace and cooperate with the government.

Home Secretary Iqbal Hussain Khan said 44 suspects allegedly involved in the incident had been arrested and the arrest of more elements would be carried out on intelligence-based information.

He said that Section 144 had been imposed in the area for the next two weeks.

He said that Rs1 million each would be paid in compensation to the families of the two people killed in the incident while Rs300,000 each would be paid to injured persons.

 

[Umair Nawaz]

We don't need to swallow anything. The only reason we give a shit is because we have emotional attachments to Pakistan and want the best for it. That will die with this current generation of overseas Pakistanis. The next generation won't give a flying **** for Pakistan and won't be interested in your backward attitudes and disputes so you'll be able to to carry on with your shit without worrying about us "westerners" interfering and carping on about your murderous petty disputes.
In the meantime try and learn how the advanced countries and people think and operate in the modern world.

i dont mean diaspora only. I mean west itself as a whole.

 

[lastofthepatriots]

damage control......he is responsible for instigating the Majority Sunni population of GB through his acts like this. He need to be prosecuted!

What did he do to instigate it?

 

[Longhorn]

i dont mean diaspora only. I mean west itself as a whole.

Even if you mean the West itself, why don't you want to learn and adopt more inclusive and tolerant attitudes so we can all live in harmony instead of always targeting the "other" amongst us for what they do or don't believe?
If we continue as we are, we will never have a peaceful society in Pakistan until the end of time.
If you look across the world, the only societies that exist in peace are those that have learnt to be tolerant of differing views in religion and politics, and respectful and protective of minorities.

 

[lastofthepatriots]

God willing, all TTP cells will be wiped out in Gilgit. They made a mistake by showing themselves like that, there is no place in Gilgit for this filth.

Lmao. Pulas standing there like ‘ f that, they don’t pay us enough for that shit’.

 

[Umair Nawaz]

Even if you mean the West itself, why don't you want to learn and adopt more inclusive and tolerant attitudes so we can all live in harmony instead of always targeting the "other" amongst us for what they do or don't believe?
If we continue as we are, we will never have a peaceful society in Pakistan until the end of time.
If you look across the world, the only societies that exist in peace are those that have learnt to be tolerant of differing views in religion and politics, and respectful and protective of minorities.

buddy Human kind as whole follows such kind of rules, whether in Asia, Africa, South Central America.........everywhere. Its only u Europeans n North Americans who have some wicked kind of ideas. Thats why u arnt very liked in the world either.

Better for u is to integrate with the rest of the world instead of changing the whole world itself.

A humble advice.

What did he do to instigate it?

Hoisted their Alam Flag on the chowk in a sunni majority area which has a history of sectarian violence in past and is vulnerable.

 

[Mujahid Memon]

Whilst China is on the verge of becoming a global hyper power and the West is on the verge of colonising Mars, here in Pakistan we murdering each other over meaningless, retarded so called "religious" reasons and flags!............ ...........at this rate afghanistan, Somalia, Ethiopia and the Congo will look like superpowers compared to Pakistan in 3 years time if they haven't already done do.........I can see our collective IQ taking a nosedive as I type..........

Natural selection

 

[Longhorn]

buddy Human kind as whole follows such kind of rules, whether in Asia, Africa, South Central America.........everywhere. Its only u Europeans n North Americans who have some wicked kind of ideas. Thats why u arnt very liked in the world either.

Better for u is to integrate with the rest of the world instead of changing the whole world itself.

A humble advice.

The societal norms of Asia, Africa, South America on the one hand and Europe and North America on the other?
Tough one that.

 

[bananarepublic]

this isnt west buddy, this is Asia......Religion is a thing thats import to people here......

''He was hoisting the Alam (flag) of Hazrat Imam Hussain at Khomar Chowk'' this act he shouldnt have done since he knew very well how the majority will react to his unlawful behavior as this is a vulnerable area and has a history of sectarianism!

My brother, that area is a mahority Shia part of Gilgit city.