Thousands of Pakistanis hold demonstration to promote unity among Shia and Sunni Muslims
05 February, 2013 09:02
Thousands of Pakistanis have held a demonstration in the city of Rawalpindi to promote unity among Shia and Sunni Muslims.
The demonstrators denounced foreign conspiracies aimed at creating division among the Muslims in Pakistan.
The Muslim demonstrators also blamed the West for sparking violence in the region ahead of the planned withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan.
The Pakistani participants further condemned an anti-Islam movie produced in the United States in 2012. The protesters expressed determination to challenge any plot by foreign forces and the West to defame Islam.
Pakistan has been the scene of violence against Shia Muslims in different parts of the country in recent months.
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