Sectarian violence in Pakistan refers to violence directed against people and places in Pakistan motivated by antagonism toward the target's religious sect. As many as 4,000 Shia were estimated to hav
Since 2001, more than 2,600 Shia Muslims have been killed in violent attacks in Pakistan. Many are buried in the Wadi-e-Hussain Cemetery, Karachi.
Protest in Islamabad against the persecution of Hazaras, 2013
Protest against the killing of Christians in Pakistan
Krishan Mandir, Kallar, Pakistan
Shia Islam in South Asia
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Shia Islam was brought to South Asia during the final years of the Rashidun Caliphate. South Asia also served as a refuge for some Shias escaping persecution from Umayyads, Abbasids, Ayyubids, and Ott
Sectarian violence in Pakistan
…In Pakistan as worldwide, Shia Islam constitutes a minority and Sunni a majority of Muslims. Estimates of the size of these groups vary—adherents of Shi'a Islam in Pakistan are thought to make up between 15 and 20% of the population, (roughly 30 million), and Sunni between 70 and 75%, (according experts such as the Library…
Battle of Karbala
The tomb of Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Karachi
Tomb of Mir Shams-ud Din Iraqi
Mahmud Gawan Madrasa was built by Mahmud Gawan, the Shia scholar and Vizier, in 1460.