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Its prayer halls can hold 100,000 worshippers, while the surrounding porticoes and the courtyard up to 200,000 more. [47] [48] Faizan-e-Madinah: Karachi, Sindh: 20,000: 10,000 m 2 (110,000 sq ft) 1999 A Mosque and education center run by Dawat-e-Islami. One of the largest mosques in Pakistan covering over 10,000 m 2 with a capacity of over 20,000.
On 4 July 2003, 53 Hazara Shias were killed and at least 65 others were injured when a mosque was attacked during the Friday prayer in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. [1] [2] When hundreds of worshipers were offering Friday prayer, three armed men entered the Asna Ashari Hazara Imambargah and started shooting and throwing hand grenades and one suicide bomber blew himself up - which left 53 dead ...
A subset of Shia in Pakistan are the Hazara ethnic group—which are distinct from other Shi’a due to their language and facial features. Most Hazaras live in Afghanistan, but Pakistan also hosts between 650,000 and 900,000 – and around 500,000 live in the city of Quetta. [96]
The September 2010 Quetta bombing occurred on 3 September 2010 in Quetta, Pakistan. [2] At least 73 people were killed and 206 injured when a bomb exploded in a Quds Day procession which Shias were carrying out to express solidarity with Palestinians.
Zikrism (also Zikriyya) [1] [2] is a Mahdist Shia minority Muslim group or sect found primarily in the Balochistan region of western Pakistan. The name Zikri comes from the Arabic word Dhikr. [3] Like Shia and Sunni Muslims, Zikri revere the Quran.
Three bombs exploded in the city of Quetta, one early in the day and two in the evening. The first bomb, which went off in the city's commercial district near a public plaza and crowded food markets, [1] killed twelve people and injured 47; [1] [2] a Baloch separatist group, the United Baloch Army, claimed responsibility. [3]
Pages in category "Attacks on Shiite mosques in Pakistan" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... 2003 Quetta mosque bombing; S.
Shia Muslim processions are held throughout the world to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain Ibn Ali on the Day of Ashura. [1] Like other parts of Pakistan, Quetta has Shia Muslims who mainly belong to Hazara community. In Quetta, the Ashura procession starts from Alamdar Road, where the Imambargahs gather from around the city mainly from ...