Hawzah News Agency- the senior Shia source of emulation Grand Ayatollah Hussein Nouri Hamadani has condemned the killing of innocent people of Parachinar in Pakistan, asking the government of Pakistan to stop the radical Salafis and to respect the rights of the followers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them). The text of Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani's statement condemning the crime of killing Muslims in Parachinar, Pakistan reads as follows:

In the name of God

The unfortunate and tragic events of Parachinar, Pakistan and the killing of innocent people caused grief and sorrow.

Today, we are all responsible for this issue and we must express our strong protest against this crime.

It is necessary for the diplomatic officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran to follow up on this issue so that the government of Pakistan prevents this movement of radical Salafis and respects the rights of the followers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them).

I wish everyone success from God Almighty.

Hossein Nouri Hamedani

Qom, Iran

It should be noted that on June 23, terrorists of the Daesh-linked group “Lashkar-i-Jhangvi al-Alami” targeted an Al-Quds rally in Parachinar and killed more than 100 people.

Parachinar, capital of Kurram Agency tribal area in NW of Pakistan with 50,000 population, is a mainly Shia town which had already suffered two deadly bomb blasts in its markets earlier this year.

After the deadly attacks hundreds of protesters staged a peaceful sit-in against the cowardly act and demanded the government to provide security to the people of Parachinar.

They ended their sit-in after Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the town and assured the people of better security. The visit by the army chief was warmly appreciated by people of Parachinar.

In January this year a bomb blast killed 24 people in a Parachinar market. The attack was claimed by the Daesh-linked terrorist group “Lashkar-i-Jhangvi al-Alami”.