Shia Muslims launch Jail Bharo Movement against victimization by Khairpur admin

04 May, 2012 10:12

jail-bar-shia-mazloom110Shia Muslims of district Khairpur have announced on Friday they have launched a “jail Bharo” (fill the prisons) movement against their victimization by administration of the district.  
 The decision to offer their voluntarily arrests was made at a joint meeting of all the Shia organisations and notables. They were of unanimous view that biased and partial Khairpur administration has launched a campaign against Shia Muslims. They said that Khairpur administration had joined hands with banned terrorist outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba/Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
 
They said that Shia lawyers were booked in false cases. They said Shia religious scholars, notables, professionals and ordinary citizens were also being persecuted. Their shops were set on fire but they were implicated in false cases and they were produced in the courts as accused.
 
The Shia organisations have formed Khairpur Shia Supreme Council that decided they would not tolerate genocide of and pogrom against Shia Muslims any more.
 
They said that they offer their arrests under fill the jail movement that is locally called Jail Bharo Tehrik to protest against biased and partial administration that sides with terrorists. 

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