Summary Death toll in Shikarpur blast increased due to absence of doctors at civil hospitals, an MPA said.
KARACHI (Web Desk) – Sindh Assembly on Monday passed a resolution condemning last week’s terrorist attack on an imambargah in Shikarpur district of Sindh, Dunya News reported.
At least 60 people were killed and dozens injured when a suspected suicide bomber attacked Karbala-e-Moalla Imambargah in Lakhidar area during Friday prayers.
While addressing the Sindh Assembly, Muslim League Functional leader Imtiaz Sheikh said that Shikarpur incident is a national tragedy. Death toll had increased due to absence of doctors at civil hospitals.
He said that Sindh Chief Minister should announce Rs 50 lakh compensation for heirs of each victim.
Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza stated that Taliban apologists should also be punished.
Why those who address crowds on the occasion of funerals of executed terrorists are not stopped, she added.
MQM parliamentary leader Syed Sardar Ahmed stated that Shia community is now being targeted in Sindh after Balochistan province. Such incidents should be taken seriously.
Sindh does not have its own intelligence agency, it all depends on federation. Security across the province should be tightened to avert such tragedies in the future, he added.
MQM leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan said that someone else is masterminding these attacks. Anti-terror operation should be expanded in Interior Sindh.
On the occasion, Mir Hazar Khan Bajrani said that Shikarpur blast is failure of intelligence agencies. The agencies must take stern action now.
Meanwhile, the assembly passed a condemnation resolution against the tragic incident. The session will now resume on Tuesday.
