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Protest against sectarian violence

April 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM

PROTEST

Pakistani Shia Muslims shout slogans during a protest rally in Islamabad yesterday, against the killing of their community members. At least 14 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in sectarian violence in northern Pakistan early this month, prompting the government to deploy troops and impose a curfew. Human rights groups have criticised the Pakistani government for failing to crack down on sectarian violence between the country’s majority Sunni and minority Shia Muslim communities that has killed thousands

April 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM