Shia groups protest arrests of leaders in Rawalpindi

Members of different Shia groups carried out a protest on Monday condemning the constant assassinations and arrests on Shias.

 

 

Members of different Shia groups carried out a protest on Monday condemning the constant assassinations and arrests on Shia.

Protesters chanted slogans accusing the government of protecting leaders of banned outfits who commit target killings of Shia religious leaders.

Speakers at the protest said that the government had been targeting them for their links with the Shia community and warned the government that if the arrested leaders were not released, they would continue protesting.