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- A handful of people want to spoil the atmosphere of the city: CM Gilgit Baltistan
- “Appeal to the people to maintain peace and cooperate with the government”
- 44 suspects involved in the incident have been arrested: Home Secretary Iqbal Hussain
Pakistan News: A clash broke out between two religious groups in the Baltistan region during the start of the Islamic month of Muharram. According to reports in Pakistani media on Monday, at least two people were killed and 17 others were injured in the clash. According to the news of the newspaper ‘Dawn’, this incident took place on Sunday at Yadgar Chowk near the Gilgit Deputy Commissioner’s office. The incident took place when a prominent Shia leader of Gilgit Baltistan was hoisting the flag of Hazrat Imam Hussain at Khomar Chowk on the occasion of the beginning of Muharram.
Incident happened while hoisting the flag of Hazrat Imam Hussain
According to the news, police officials were quoted as saying, “At the beginning of the month of Muharram, the top Shia leader of Gilgit Baltistan, Agha Rahat Hussein Al Hussaini was waving the alam (flag) of Hazrat Imam Hussain at Khomar Square when two groups According to the police, two people of the Shia community died in this clash. “There was also a shootout, in which 17 others were injured. He has been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
“A handful of people want to disturb the peace of the city”
Home Secretary Iqbal Hussain Khan said that 44 suspects allegedly involved in the incident have been arrested. He said that other people would be arrested on the basis of intelligence inputs. Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan said that a handful of people want to spoil the peaceful atmosphere of the city. He appealed to the people to maintain peace and cooperate with the government.
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