Ambulances rushed scored of injured from the shrine to the nearby hospitals. According to the authorities at the Jinnah hospital more than 60 injured were brought to them while a number of injured were taken to the Civil hospital as well. Police secured the scene of the blast amid scenes of chaos and carnage as limbs of the deceased were scattered around the shrine compound. Panic gripped the port city that has been plagued by sectarian violence in the past. Attack on the shrine doesn’t actually come as a surprise for the government as militants are already known to have made religious shrines their target that serve as bastion for the kind of religious beliefs that contradicts Saudi Arabia sponsored Islam.

Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza was quick to denounce the attack as cowardly attack against helpless innocent people. “Let me make it very clear that we are not intimidated by such cowardly acts and the decision to seal shrines is part of strengthening security at these religious places which attract thousands of innocent people every day.”

Although setting up defences against such suicide attacks has been found to be extremely difficult, it is surprising that such an important shrine didn’t have CCTV cameras for surveillance. CCTV’s cameras are crucial in analyzing and gathering evidences for such attacks and while millions are spent on security of an army of useless ministers such an important shrine didn’t have CCTC cameras installed sue to “shortage of funds”.

Abdullah Shah Ghazi is revered by followers of many different sects and people from all parts of the country visit the shrine. The shrine holds great cultural and religious significance for the people of Karachi as it is unifying symbol for many different sects. Almost all the religious outfits including the Sunni Tehrik, Jafria Alliance and Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen have expressed their outrage at the horrifying incident and called for a three day mourning to be observed in the city.

Talibans considers teachings of Sufi’s against their obscure view of Islam and have targeted shrines in the past. These shrines hold great religious significance for a major population for this country and also give a message of tolerance and religious harmony that is in short supply. Government must take extra security measures to the likes of measures that are taken to protect key government offices and installations as these religious seminaries are the first line of defense against the religious extremism that is continuing to tighten its hold on the society. It was only through the efforts of these great saints that the message of peace that is Islam was spread across the Indian subcontinent and it is still critical if we are to fight against spreading of violence and intolerance in our society.

Bombs destroy railway lines, industrial centers, hospitals, schools and places of worship. Huge buildings built at a huge cost and labor, are reduced to ashes. Old men and women, innocent children rot in underground cells while the youth is wrecked ruthlessly on war front….. Everyone is scared!!!

The tragedy has not come upon us suddenly. The situation has been brewing for quite some time. There have been constant warnings that along with the refugees from Afghanistan enemy agents might be streaming into Pakistan. The rising tide of violence clearly indicates that we did not pay due heed to the timely warnings and did not take requisite precautionary measures to forestall the tragedy and tighten the ring round the saboteurs.

Behind this unprecedented chain of violence is a deep conspiracy. Pakistan has been the mouthpiece of the entire Muslim world. it is certainly a citadel of Islam. Whenever and wherever the Muslims have a problem in any corner of the world, Pakistan speaks up in their defense loud and clear. Our unstinted support to the mujahedeen of Afghanistan is a glaring example of our principled stand. No wonder our enemies at home and abroad are making frantic effort for our destabilization as essential to the final over throw of Islamic resurgence.

Alhamdulillah….!!! Pakistan is certainly the strongest Muslim country of the world. Its people are sturdy and industrious and its technicians and artisans are esteemed everywhere.

Who are responsible for this ruthless massacre? Who are the people who have perpetrated the most grisly crimes?……………………………………… (To be continued)

People have expressed various opinions, some associated the attacks to the Taliban, millitants, and Indian involvement while others called it a result of American policies.

For ages, people have been blaming Pakistan to be the responsible of terrorism. In fact we are the one who have suffered the most out of this terrorism, We’ve been targeted and at the end, these are innocent Pakistanis who die unnatural and horrible death. What I believe is that America is worsening the situation by forcing Pak Army to carry out a operation in tribal areas.

I think terrorism has now become the biggest threat for Pakistan, therefor we should remove America’s involvement and put all over efforts to eliminate terrorism.