Parachinar sit-in ends after Army Chief met families of Shia martyrs

Allama Fida Hussain Muzahiri formally announced an end to the sit-in that the Shia Muslims of Parachinar were staging for last 8 days to protest against the inaction against the takfiri terrorists who continued to bomb the Shia majority Parachinar and the trigger-happy commandant FC who ordered firing on peaceful protestors. Allama Raja Nasir also announced an end to coyntrywide sit-in protest under the aegis of his MWM that were being staged to express solidarity with heirs of martyrs of Parachinar. 

The Shia leader of Parachinar said that the protesters were assured that their demands were legitimate and action would be taken on their demands.
Allama Abid Hussain al Hussaini who led the sit-in protesters thanked God and supporters and urged all the supporters to offer special prayers in gratitude of God for acceptance of their demands.
Earlier, Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa met the families of the victims of the twin blasts that tore through the city last week, ISPR said. During a meeting with the COAS, the Shia community presented a list of 11 demands which includes Rs5 million compensation for those killed in the attack, and Rs2.5m for those injured.
Shortly after he arrived in the city, Gen Bajwa was briefed and given an update on the security situation in Parachinar where at least 72 were killed and 200 others were injured.
The army chief met with tribal elders and members of the Shia community in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency ─ a mainly Shia area in the tribal belt.
Members of the Shia community have been protesting against the government inaction following the bombings and had demanded a visit from the Gen Bajwa and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar.
During a meeting with the COAS, the Shia community presented a list of 11 demands which includes Rs5 million compensation for those killed in the attack, and Rs2.5m for those injured.
The protesters have also demanded that the Frontier Constabulary (FC), currently deployed in the city, be replaced by the militia force for the security of Parachinar, and that FC Commandant Malik Umer be removed from his post.
They demanded that a report on terrorist incidents in Parachinar should be made public and the Pak-Afghan border be secured.
“The demands that have been made by the protesters are political and concerned with security,” ISPR Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said, briefing the media while the meeting between the COAS and the tribal elders was still underway.
“Frontier Constabulary KP is a professional force inclusive of all tribes and sects performing their duties selflessly,” ISPR quoted the COAS as saying.
The army chief has issued instructions on matters concerned with security, the DG said, adding that the COAS has announced the development of a safe city project for Parachinar.
“The process of fencing the Pak-Afghan border is underway and will be completed in two phases,” Gen Ghafoor added. In the first phase, sensitive locations on the border will be fenced; whereas in the second phase the rest of the border will be fenced, the DG elaborated.
The army chief had reportedly attempted to fly to Parachinar earlier this week, before being forced to turn back due to inclement weather.
In the aftermath of the attack in Parachinar, the Pakistan Army called for a unified response to what it said was a “malicious” campaign by hostile intelligence agencies and anti-state elements to give a sectarian and ethnic colour to the recent violence.