Barelvi sect took to the gun in Pakistan
In December 2008, a police officer Peer Samiullah was killed in Swat. In 2008, attempt was made to blew up 400 year old mausoleum of Hajrat Abu Sayeed in Khaiber Agency and several people got killed in encounter with security personal. In March 2009, mausoleum of famous Sufi poet Hajrat Abdul Rahman close to Peshwar was demolished. Seven mausoleums were attacked and destroyed by explosives in A mausoleum was attacked in Khaiber Agency in April 2010 in which 10 people got killed and 20 got injured. Three blasts at famous Sufi saint Data Ganj Baksh in July 2010 killed over 50 people injuring over 200 people. The same year in October, another mausoleum of Abdullah Shah Ghazia was attacked in which 20 people got killed while 50 got injured. In October 2010, Sufi Baba Faridganj Shakhar’s mausoleum was attacked at Pakpattan of Punjab in which 5 people got killed injuring 25 people. Blast of Peer Ghazi in Punjab killed 35people. Blast at Akhwanul Sharief injured 20 people in 2011. Another blast in district Ghazi Khan in April 2011 killed 42 people injuring over 100 people. In January 2014, five faithful were killed near Mauseleum Shah Bukhari of Karachi and threats were issued that anyone going to Sufi mausoleum will be killed. Barelvi Muslims took to guns looking at the terrorist attack. Leaders of the sect announced that they would sacrifice their lives to save their mosques and mausoleums. There is no denying the fact that terrorism is escalating among different sects. Barelvies started getting united in 1960 and started a campaign to save mosque. The aim of these leaders was to save mosque from capturing by Tablighi Jamaat. The way terrorist outfits are mushrooming in Pakistan that is a real threat to Pakistan.
Source-Fortnightly Review of Urdu Press, February 01-15 2017, India Policy Foundation, New Delhi
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