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Pakistani protestors voice outrage over Shia killings

Friday, 08 July 2016 1:51 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 08 July 2016 1:51 AM ]

Pakistani Muslims offer special prayer on the night of Laylat al-Qadr (in Islamic belief the night when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed) in Karachi on July 2, 2016. AFP

Muhammad Toori

Press TV, Karachi

The targeted killing of a Shia lawyer in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has sparked new protests across the country. The protesters voiced outrage over what they call the inaction of federal and provincial government in the face of killings of Shia Muslims in the country. Press TV’s Muhammad Toori has more from Karachi.

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