MULTAN,April 13th:Hundreds of shia activists ,religious scholars on friday organised a rally from SP chowk to Prim MInister's House in Multan where they observed sit-in, demanding that the government provide security to the Shia community in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and across the country. Women and shrouded clad children also joined the rally.The rally was led by Maulana Iftikhar Hussain Naqvi, Maulana Mujahid Abbas Gardezi, Nadir Hussain Alvi, Aum Muhammad Naqvi, Muhammad Hussain Mehdivi, Tahir Abbas Naqvi and Maulana Imran Zafar.Majlis-e-Wahdat-ul-Muslimeen as they held placards and chanted slogans condemning the recent killings in G-B.Highlighting the miseries that people are facing in Gilgit, Maulana Iftikhar Hussain Naqvi said that since the curfew was imposed in the area people have been enclosed in their homes and are running out of necessities. “The people need immediate help and a practical action against the terrorists,” he said.Police barred the protestors from proceeding to the Prie Minister's residence in Multan due to security reasons and cordoned off the area around Ghaus-i-Azam road.Traffic was diverted to alternate routes but demonstrators managed to reach in front of PM house.Maulana Mujahid Abbas Gardezi demanded of the government to provide security to the people who travel on the Karakoram Highway, and to launch a formal operation against terrorist elements instigating sectarian unrest.After holding the demonstration and sit-in for two hours, the protesters peacefully dispersed.
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