Why are Shiites killed in Pakistan?

Answer 1

Answer 1

Not only Muslim Shiites are killed in Pakistan but also Muslim Sunnis. However, outsiders try to deepen the disputes among Sunnis and Shiites to weaken both of them and to get control over Islamic countries. All differences among different Islamic schools are minors and not critical. All Muslims believe in same God, same holy book, and same prophet. They all pray the same, fast same month, go for pilgrimage (or Hajj) to same places, and give charities (or Zakat). Refer to question below for more information.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, while there are certainly deaths on both sides of the Islamic spectrum due to ancillary activities of the US-led Afghanistan War, the inordinate number of Shiite deaths in the recent period has little to do with foreign intervention as most of these deaths are caused by Muslims or Muslim extremists indigenous to the region.

One of the major groups of Shiites persecuted in Pakistan are the Hazara who have been targeted by Sunni groups in the region since the 1500s. Most recently, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda have violently targeted them since they believe that Shiite Islam is a heresy and that therefore the Hazara deserve to die. Additionally, the Hazara are not ethnically "Pakistani" which makes them targets from the perception of a foreign influence, regardless of the fact that the Hazara have been a part of Pakistan since the colonial period.

There have been mosque bombing of Shiite mosques and there have also been targeted assassinations of Shiite professionals. These are also motivated by sectarian views of the terror organizations: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Sahaba. Additionally, these organizations are buttressed by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.