Sectarian killings in Pakistan have taken an ugly turn. On January 10, 2013, Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi carried out serial blasts in Shi'ite Hazara dominated areas in Balochistan's Quetta... more 

Sectarian killings in Pakistan have taken an ugly turn. On January 10, 2013, Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi carried out serial blasts in Shi'ite Hazara dominated areas in Balochistan's Quetta city and killed 115 people. The victims' family members - men, women and children protested with the bodies of those killed in the blasts demanding an end to the genocide. Four days later they buried the dead after the Pakistan People's party-led federal government dismissed its own provincial government. However, Shias in Pakistan are angry and have no faith in the government. Shias form 20 per cent of Pakistan's population of 180 million and have regularly been attacked with impunity by the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, which has links to Tehrik-e-Taliban. less