Civil society holds protest against terrorism

Islamabad: Quaidian Sindh Forum (QSF), along-with civil society, organised a peaceful protest against the fresh wave of terrorism in the country especially suicide attack at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The protest was held here outside National Press Club.

Speaking on the occasion political analyst Jami Chandio, Dr. Farzana Bari, Dr. Saeed Rid, Nisar Panhwar, Tarique Siyal, Shehzadi Hussain Jarwar, Ghulshan Leghari,Fizza Qureshi, Gulzar Wasan, Ibrahim Kunbhar, Fatima Atif, and others addressed the gathering.  They strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Sehwan Sharif and expressed grief over the loss of precious lives. They termed attack as against the progressive, tolerant and Sufi thoughts prevailing in the Pakistan.

They said that the recent wave of terrorism in Sehwan Sharif, Lahore, Quetta and other parts of the country was direct assaults on the ideology of Quaid-i-Azam. “The elements behind these sabotage activities should be brought to justice without wasting any time” they demanded and said that these terrorist acts should be dealt with iron hands. Speakers said that Sufism is not only the source of spiritual strength for Pakistan but also for the entire South Asian region.